Electoral district of South Brisbane
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The district of South Brisbane is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
. The electorate encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-south, stretching from East Brisbane
to West End
, and south to Fairfield
. Parts of Greenslopes
and Coorparoo
are also located in the electorate.
South Brisbane is Queensland's oldest electorate, having been the only one of the original 16 districts to have been contested at very election. South Brisbane has generally been considered a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party
since 1915. It has only been lost by the party on three occasions: the Country and Progressive National Party
's 1929 landslide victory, after the 1957 Labor split, when sitting member and Premier Vince Gair
quit the party to form the Queensland Labor Party
and finally in 1974, at the height of the Bjelke-Petersen
government's popularity. The current member, Anna Bligh
, has held the seat since 1995, and has been Premier of Queensland since 2007.
South Brisbane is a strong seat in Queensland for the Greens
, who have traditionally polled well there. In 2009
, the Greens
polled 17.4% of the primary vote.
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
. The electorate encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-south, stretching from East Brisbane
East Brisbane, Queensland
East Brisbane is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 3 km east of the Brisbane CBD. It is predominantly residential, with some original "Queenslander" style homes, but with an increasing number of apartment blocks. Major roads include Lytton Road, Wellington Road and Latrobe...
to West End
West End, Queensland
West End is an inner-city suburb of southern Brisbane.-History:West End was named by early English settlers who found the area reminiscent of the West End of London....
, and south to Fairfield
Fairfield, Queensland
Fairfield is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 5 km south of the Brisbane CBD on the Brisbane River. The suburb is mainly residential with house and unit accommodation.-Geography:...
. Parts of Greenslopes
Greenslopes, Queensland
Greenslopes is a moderately sized suburb of the city of Brisbane, state capital of Queensland, Australia."Greenslopes" is also the name of a Queensland state electorate. The electorate contains only a small fraction of the suburb of the same name...
and Coorparoo
Coorparoo, Queensland
Coorparoo is a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located approximately four kilometres from the city. Surrounding suburbs include Camp Hill, Holland Park, Greenslopes, East Brisbane, Norman Park and Seven Hills.-Aboriginal history:...
are also located in the electorate.
South Brisbane is Queensland's oldest electorate, having been the only one of the original 16 districts to have been contested at very election. South Brisbane has generally been considered a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
since 1915. It has only been lost by the party on three occasions: the Country and Progressive National Party
Country and Progressive National Party
The Country and Progressive National Party was a short-lived conservative political party in the Australian state of Queensland.-History:It was created in 1925 as the result of a merger between the state's two conservative parties, the United Party and the Country Party, in an attempt to end...
's 1929 landslide victory, after the 1957 Labor split, when sitting member and Premier Vince Gair
Vince Gair
Vincent Clare "Vince" Gair was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Australian Labor Party. He was elected to the Australian Senate and led the Democratic Labor Party...
quit the party to form the Queensland Labor Party
Queensland Labor Party
The Queensland Labor Party was a political party of Queensland, Australia formed in 1957 by a breakaway group of the then ruling Australian Labor Party Government after the expulsion of Premier Vince Gair...
and finally in 1974, at the height of the Bjelke-Petersen
Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen, KCMG , was an Australian politician. He was the longest-serving and longest-lived Premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, a period that saw considerable economic development in the state...
government's popularity. The current member, Anna Bligh
Anna Bligh
Anna Maria Bligh is an Australian politician and the Premier of Queensland since 2007. The 2009 Queensland state election was the first time a female-led political party won or retained state or federal government in Australia...
, has held the seat since 1995, and has been Premier of Queensland since 2007.
South Brisbane is a strong seat in Queensland for the Greens
Australian Greens
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
, who have traditionally polled well there. In 2009
Queensland state election, 2009
The Queensland state election was held to elect members to the unicameral Parliament of Queensland on 21 March 2009. The election saw the incumbent Labor government led by Premier Anna Bligh defeat the Liberal National Party of Queensland led by Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg, and gain a...
, the Greens
Australian Greens
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
polled 17.4% of the primary vote.
Members for South Brisbane
| First incarnation (1860–1878, 1 member) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Henry Richards | Unaligned | 1860-1863 | |
| Thomas Stephens | Unaligned | 1863-1875 | |
| Richard Kingsford | Unaligned | 1875-1878 | |
| Second incarnation (1878–1912, 2 members) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Richard Kingsford | Unaligned | 1878-1883 | |
| Angus Mackay Angus MacKay (politician) Angus MacKay is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh South constituency from 1999 to 2003.... |
Unaligned | 1878-1880 | |
| Simon Fraser | Unaligned | 1880-1888 | |
| Henry Jordan | Unaligned | 1883-1888 | |
| Henry Jordan | Unaligned | 1888-1890 | |
| Abraham Luya | Unaligned | 1888-1893 | |
| Arthur Morry | Unaligned | 1890-1893 | |
| Harry Turley | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1893-1899 | |
| Charles Midson | Ministerialist | 1893-1896 | |
| Charles Midson | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1896-1904 | |
| Abraham Luya | Unaligned | 1899 | |
| Harry Turley | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1899-1902 | |
| Alec Lamont | Ministerialist | 1902-1904 | |
| Carl Reinhold | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1904-1907 | |
| Thomas Bouchard | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1904-1908 | |
| Peter Airey | Ministerialist/Independent Opposition | 1908-1909 | |
| John Huxham | Opposition/Ministerialist | 1908-1909 | |
| Thomas Bouchard | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1909-1912 | |
| John Allan | Unaligned | 1909-1912 | |
| Third incarnation (1912–present, 1 member) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Thomas Bouchard | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1912-1915 | |
| Edgar Free | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1915-1920 | |
| Myles Ferricks Myles Ferricks Myles Aloysius Ferricks was an Australian politician. Born in Maryborough, Queensland, he was educated there at Christian Brothers School before becoming a bush worker, teacher and journalist, and editor of the Bowen Independent. In 1909, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1920-1929 | |
| Neil MacGroarty | Country and Progressive National Country and Progressive National Party The Country and Progressive National Party was a short-lived conservative political party in the Australian state of Queensland.-History:It was created in 1925 as the result of a merger between the state's two conservative parties, the United Party and the Country Party, in an attempt to end... |
1929-1932 | |
| Vince Gair Vince Gair Vincent Clare "Vince" Gair was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Australian Labor Party. He was elected to the Australian Senate and led the Democratic Labor Party... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1932-1957 | |
| Queensland Labor Queensland Labor Party The Queensland Labor Party was a political party of Queensland, Australia formed in 1957 by a breakaway group of the then ruling Australian Labor Party Government after the expulsion of Premier Vince Gair... |
1957-1960 | ||
| Colin Bennett | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1960-1972 | |
| Fred Bromley | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1972-1974 | |
| Colin Lamont | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1974-1977 | |
| Jim Fouras Jim Fouras Demetrios "Jim" Fouras is a former Australian politician. Born in Greece, he migrated to Queensland where he was a research chemist and then a marketing economist with the Department of Primary Industries. In 1977, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for South... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1977-1986 | |
| Anne Warner | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1986-1995 | |
| Anna Bligh Anna Bligh Anna Maria Bligh is an Australian politician and the Premier of Queensland since 2007. The 2009 Queensland state election was the first time a female-led political party won or retained state or federal government in Australia... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1995-present | |
Election results
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)