Electoral district of Mulgrave (Queensland)

Mulgrave is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

Mulgrave
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Electoral map of Mulgrave 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1873–1888; 1950–present
MPCurtis Pitt
PartyLabor
NamesakeMulgrave River
Electors35,635 (2020)
Area819 km2 (316.2 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial and rural
Coordinates17°13′S 145°51′E / 17.217°S 145.850°E / -17.217; 145.850
Electorates around Mulgrave:
Barron River Cairns Coral Sea
Cook Mulgrave Coral Sea
Hill Hill Hill
Electoral map of Mulgrave 2008

The district in its present form is a narrow coastal strip running from the southern suburbs of Cairns at its northern end to Innisfail at its southern end. Mulgrave also includes the towns of Gordonvale and Babinda. The electorate was first created for the 1950 election.

There was an earlier district also called Mulgrave that existed from 1873 to 1888. It was based on the town of Bundaberg and was replaced by the new electoral district of Bundaberg by the Electoral Districts Act of 1887.[1]

In 2017 a chunk of the electoral district split from Mulgrave, this area includes Innisfail, Tully and Babinda districts.

Members for Mulgrave edit

First incarnation (1873–1888)
Member Party Term
  Walter Scott Squatter conservative 1873–1878
  Thomas McIlwraith Conservative leader 1878–1886
  Walter Adams Unaligned 1886–1888
Second incarnation (1950–present)
Member Party Term
  Bob Watson Country 1950–1953
  Charles English Labor 1953–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957
  Bob Watson Country 1957–1959
  Carlisle Wordsworth Country 1959–1960
  Roy Armstrong Country 1960–1974
  National 1974–1980
  Max Menzel National 1980–1989
  Warren Pitt Labor 1989–1995
  Naomi Wilson National 1995–1998
  Charles Rappolt One Nation 1998
  Warren Pitt Labor 1998–2009
  Curtis Pitt Labor 2009–present

Election results edit

2020 Queensland state election: Mulgrave[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Curtis Pitt 14,254 49.86 +1.76
Liberal National Gerry Vallianos 7,341 25.68 +2.87
Katter's Australian Attila Feher-Holan 3,395 11.88 +11.88
One Nation Francis Bartorillo 1,825 6.38 −15.96
Greens Sue Cory 1,772 6.20 −0.54
Total formal votes 28,587 95.79 +0.68
Informal votes 1,256 4.21 −0.68
Turnout 29,843 83.75 −1.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Curtis Pitt 17,793 62.24 +1.32
Liberal National Gerry Vallianos 10,794 37.76 −1.32
Labor hold Swing +1.32

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 2020 State General Election – Mulgrave – District Summary, ECQ.

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