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The division of Cairns is an electoral division in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly

The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years....
 in the state of Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
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The division encompasses the central business district and inner-suburbs of Cairns
Cairns, Queensland

Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area upon which the city has been built is known in the local Yidiny language as Gimuy....
, in Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland

Far North Queensland, or FNQ, is the northernmost part of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Queensland. The region, which contains a large section of the Tropical North Queensland area, stretches from the city of Cairns, Queensland north to the Torres Strait....
. Major locations include Bungalow, Manoora, Kanimbla, Earlville and Woree
Woree, Queensland

Woree is a southern suburb of the city of Cairns, Queensland, Queensland, Australia.Further reading ...
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The Labor Party's
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 Desley Boyle
Desley Boyle

DESLEY BOYLE is an Australia politician. She represents the electoral district of Electoral district of Cairns in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, and was first elected at the Queensland state election, 1998....
 has held the seat since the 1998 election. Boyle is Minister for Child Safety in the current government of Premier Peter Beattie
Peter Beattie

Peter Douglas Beattie , Australian politician, was the Premiers of Queensland of the Australian state of Queensland for nine years and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state for eleven and a half years....
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The division of Cairns is an electoral division in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly

The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years....
 in the state of Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
.

The division encompasses the central business district and inner-suburbs of Cairns
Cairns, Queensland

Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area upon which the city has been built is known in the local Yidiny language as Gimuy....
, in Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland

Far North Queensland, or FNQ, is the northernmost part of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Queensland. The region, which contains a large section of the Tropical North Queensland area, stretches from the city of Cairns, Queensland north to the Torres Strait....
. Major locations include Bungalow, Manoora, Kanimbla, Earlville and Woree
Woree, Queensland

Woree is a southern suburb of the city of Cairns, Queensland, Queensland, Australia.Further reading ...
.

The Labor Party's
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 Desley Boyle
Desley Boyle

DESLEY BOYLE is an Australia politician. She represents the electoral district of Electoral district of Cairns in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, and was first elected at the Queensland state election, 1998....
 has held the seat since the 1998 election. Boyle is Minister for Child Safety in the current government of Premier Peter Beattie
Peter Beattie

Peter Douglas Beattie , Australian politician, was the Premiers of Queensland of the Australian state of Queensland for nine years and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state for eleven and a half years....
.

Members for Cairns


MemberPartyTerm
  Frederick Wimble Unaligned 1888-1893
  Thomas Byrnes Ministerialist 1893-1896
  Isidor Lissner Ministerialist 1896-1899
  Thomas Givens
Thomas Givens

Thomas Givens was an Ireland-born Australian politician. Born in County Tipperary, he received a primary education before migrating to Australia in 1882....
 Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 1899-1902
  James Lyons Unaligned 1902-1904
 John Mann Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 1904-1907
  Ministerialist 1907
  Opposition 1907-1908
  Ministerialist 1908
  Independent Opposition 1908-1912
  William McCormack
William McCormack

William McCormack , was Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 1925 to 1929.He was born in Purnam, Queensland and died in Brisbane on 21 November, 1947....
 Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 1912-1930
  John O'Keefe Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 1930-1942
  Louis Barnes Independent Labor 1942-1947
  Thomas Crowley Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 1947-1956
  Watty Wallace Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 1956-1964
  Ray Jones Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 1965-1983
  Keith De Lacy Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 1983-1998
  Desley Boyle
Desley Boyle

DESLEY BOYLE is an Australia politician. She represents the electoral district of Electoral district of Cairns in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, and was first elected at the Queensland state election, 1998....
 Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 1998-present


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