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The division was created in 1984 and is named after Gladys Moncrieff, an Australian singer who resided in the Gold Coast. Moncrieff is based on Surfers Paradise and the central portion of the Gold Coast. While the Gold Coast has always been a rather conservative area, Surfers Paradise is considered particularly conservative even by Gold Coast ...
McPherson is located in south-east Queensland, and originally included the entire Gold Coast region, stretching as far as the Scenic Rim and Southern Downs. However, the area's dramatic population growth has seen the seat shrink with successive redistributions, culminating in 1983, when most of its northern portion became Moncrieff .
Sir Arthur Fadden, the division's namesake. The division was created in 1977 and is named after Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia in 1941. When it was created it included a large area south of Brisbane, from the far south of the city to the Gold Coast hinterland, and was a marginal seat that changed hands between the Liberal Party and Australian Labor Party.
Electoral map of Surfers Paradise 2008. Surfers Paradise is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Located in the central portion of the Gold Coast, it is named for Surfers Paradise, the largest suburb of the Gold Coast. [1]
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
The voting population of each Australian electoral division, as of the 2022 federal election. Electorates (also known as electoral divisions or seats) of the Australian House of Representatives are single member electoral districts for the lower house of the Parliament of the Commonwealth. There are currently 151 electorates.
2008 map. Gaven / ˈ ɡ eɪ v ə n / is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.It was created out of the former district of Nerang and the southern segment of Albert in the 2001 redistribution, and encompasses the northern growth corridor of the Gold Coast.
Electorates in Australia are geographically defined areas represented by a single elected Member of Parliament.Known officially as divisions at the federal level and electoral districts at the state and territory level, "electorates" are also commonly referred to as seats or constituencies.