Barron River is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
Created at the 1971 redistribution, it currently covers the northern suburbs of Cairns, as well as Kuranda. The Barron River from which the electorate derives its name runs through its centre. It is bordered by the districts of Cook to the north and west, Cairns to the southeast and Mulgrave to the south.
Members for Barron River
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Wood | Labor | 1972–1974 | |
| Martin Tenni | National | 1974–1989 | |
| Lesley Clark | Labor | 1989–1995 | |
| Lyn Warwick | Liberal | 1995–1998 | |
| Lesley Clark | Labor | 1998–2006 | |
| Steve Wettenhall | Labor | 2006–2012 | |
| Michael Trout | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
| Craig Crawford | Labor | 2015–2024 | |
| Bree James | Liberal National | 2024–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Bree James | 13,612 | 39.72 | +1.12 | |
| Labor | Craig Crawford | 11,208 | 32.71 | −6.79 | |
| Greens | Denise Crew | 3,564 | 10.40 | −2.70 | |
| One Nation | Peter Eicens | 3,032 | 8.85 | +2.95 | |
| Katter's Australian | Ben Campbell | 2,851 | 8.32 | +8.32 | |
| Total formal votes | 34,267 | 95.95 | −0.79 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,448 | 4.05 | +0.79 | ||
| Turnout | 35,715 | 86.23 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Bree James | 18,403 | 53.70 | +6.76 | |
| Labor | Craig Crawford | 15,864 | 46.30 | −6.76 | |
| Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +6.76 | |||
Primary vote results in Barron River (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
Labor
Liberal National
- Liberal
- Country/National
Greens
One Nation
Katter's Australian
Palmer United/United Australia Party
Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Barron River
References
- ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "2024 State General Election – Barron River – District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)