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The Australian state of Queensland is divided into 30 electoral divisions for the purposes of electing the Australian House of Representatives. At the 2022 federal election, the Liberal National Party of Queensland won 21 seats, the Australian Labor Party won 5 seats, the Greens won 3 seats, Katter's Australian Party won 1 seat. [1]
The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is established under the Electoral Act 1992 as an independent statutory authority, responsible for the impartial conduct of state and local government elections in Queensland.
The 2028 Queensland local elections are scheduled to be held on 25 March 2028 to elect the mayors and councils of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. Electoral systems [ edit ]
the three-person Electoral Commission makes a judgement that there may be a change in seat entitlement for the State or Territory If the three requirements are met, then the Electoral Commission can decide to defer the redistribution for the State and Territory until after the seat entitlement has been determined.
Wide Bay, a region in Queensland from which the division takes its name. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. Wide Bay is located in south east Queensland and includes the cities of Maryborough, Gympie, Noosa, all of K'gari, and inland areas extending west ...
The Electoral Districts Act (1872) resulted in 42 one-member electorates for the 1873 election, while in 1875 the Cook District Representation Act added the Electoral district of Cook. [1] [2] Four electorates were renamed: Hamlet of Fortitude Valley became Fortitude Valley; Town of Brisbane became Brisbane City; Town of Ipswich became Ipswich
McPherson Range, a region in Queensland from which the division takes its name. The division was created in 1948 and is named after the McPherson Range, which forms one of the divisional boundaries. McPherson is located in south-east Queensland, and originally included the entire Gold Coast region, stretching as far as the Scenic Rim and ...
The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Groom is an agricultural electorate located on the Darling Downs in southern Queensland. It includes the regional city of Toowoomba and rural communities to the west and south. [1] The current MP is Garth Hamilton, a member of the Liberal Party.