Division of Leichhardt
The Division of Leichhardt is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1949. It is one of Australia's largest electorates, covering an area from Cairns to Cape York and the Torres Strait, including the Torres Strait Islands.
| Leichhardt Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Leichhardt (green) within Queensland | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Warren Entsch |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Ludwig Leichhardt |
| Electors | 99,402 (2013) |
| Area | 148,988 km2 (57,524.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The division is named after Ludwig Leichhardt, an explorer and scientist.[1]
Most of the electorate is almost uninhabited except for small Aboriginal communities. The southeast corner includes, the Wet Tropics, and includes urban Cairns. There are small, intensive sugar cane, banana and mango farms in this region. The main towns are Aurukun, Bamaga, Cairns, Cooktown, Hope Vale, Kowanyama, Kuranda, Lockhart River, Mossman, Pormpuraaw, Port Douglas, Thursday Island and Weipa.[1]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gilmore | Country | 1949–1951 | |
| Harry Bruce | Labor | 1951–1958 | |
| Bill Fulton | Labor | 1958–1975 | |
| David Thomson | National | 1975–1983 | |
| John Gayler | Labor | 1983–1993 | |
| Peter Dodd | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
| Warren Entsch | Liberal | 1996–2007 | |
| Jim Turnour | Labor | 2007–2010 | |
| Warren Entsch | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Leichhardt[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Warren Entsch | 33,652 | 36.70 | −0.89 | |
| Labor | Elida Faith | 25,312 | 27.60 | −1.19 | |
| Greens | Phillip Musumeci | 9,143 | 9.97 | −0.43 | |
| One Nation | Geena Court | 6,822 | 7.44 | +1.39 | |
| Katter's Australian | Rod Jensen | 5,166 | 5.63 | −2.52 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Pat O'Shane | 3,729 | 4.07 | +4.07 | |
| United Australia | Daniel Hannagan | 3,593 | 3.92 | −0.05 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Silvia Mogorovich | 1,641 | 1.79 | +1.79 | |
| Animal Justice | Susanne Bayly | 1,253 | 1.37 | +1.37 | |
| Fusion | Adam Cropp | 930 | 1.01 | +1.01 | |
| Australian Federation | Paul Roe | 466 | 0.51 | +0.51 | |
| Total formal votes | 91,707 | 93.18 | −0.40 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,715 | 6.82 | +0.40 | ||
| Turnout | 98,422 | 83.97 | −3.68 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Warren Entsch | 49,010 | 53.44 | −0.73 | |
| Labor | Elida Faith | 42,697 | 46.56 | +0.73 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal National hold | Swing | −0.73 | |||
Division Of Leichhardt Media
Ludwig Leichhardt, the division's namesake
Australian politician Tom Gilmore, Country MHR for Leichhardt.
StateLibQld 1 109804 Honourable Henry Adam Bruce
A 1962 black and white portrait of Bill Fulton, MHR for Leichhardt
Cropped photo of Warren Entsch MP speaking at the Declan Crouch Fund Charity Art Auction in 2012
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Warren Entsch
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Leichhardt (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ Leichhardt, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.