The district of Inala is an electoral division in the Queensland Legislative Assembly

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 in the state

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 of Queensland

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, Australia

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. This electorate was created at the 1999 redistribution from the former electorate of Archerfield

Electoral district of Archerfield

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It is located in south-western Greater Brisbane and includes the suburbs of Inala

Inala, Queensland

Inala is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, situated in the south-west of the metropolitan area.-History:Following World War II there was a shortage of 250,000 houses across Australia. State and Commonwealth Governments responded by making housing a priority. In Queensland alone over 4000 families...

, Oxley

Oxley, Queensland

Oxley is a south-western suburb of Brisbane located approximately 11 km from the Brisbane CBD. It was named after the early Australian explorer John Oxley. The suburb supports a mix of residential, retail and industrial land use....

, Sumner

Sumner, Queensland

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, Wacol

Wacol, Queensland

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, Richlands

Richlands, Queensland

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 Camira

Camira, Queensland

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, Carole Park

Carole Park, Queensland

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, and Ellen Grove

Ellen Grove, Queensland

Ellen Grove is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia and is located south-west of the Brisbane CBD.Ellen Grove was subdivided for housing around 1959, with the name of the suburb Gazetted in 1962 due to lobbying from the Ellen Grove Progress Association....

, with parts of Durack

Durack, Queensland

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 and Gailes

Gailes, Queensland

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Since 2006, Inala has been represented by the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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's Annastacia Palaszczuk

Annastacia Palaszczuk

Annastacia Palaszczuk, born 25 July 1969, is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since September 2006, representing the electorate of Inala....

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Members for Inala

Member		Party	Term
	Henry Palaszczuk Henry Palaszczuk Heinrich "Henry" Palaszczuk is a former Australian politician. Born in Germany of Polish parents, he moved to Queensland. A school teacher prior to his entry into politics, he joined the Australian Labor Party in 1980. In 1984, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Labor...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1992-2006
	Annastacia Palaszczuk Annastacia Palaszczuk Annastacia Palaszczuk, born 25 July 1969, is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since September 2006, representing the electorate of Inala....	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	2006-present

Election results

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)