Electoral district of Townsville
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The district of Townsville is an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Queensland
. The seat is one of four within the Townsville
urban area in North Queensland, and covers the Eastern and Northern suburbs of the City of Townsville as well as Magnetic Island and Palm Island
.
Significant features in Townsville within the electorate are; The Strand
, the Port of Townsville
, Townsville Airport
, RAAF Garbutt
, Castle Hill
, Museum of Tropical Queensland, Reef HQ, various administrative centres for Local, State and federal Governments. Suburbs of Townsville within the Electorate include; Townsville, North Ward
, Castle Hill, Belgian Gardens
, West End
, Hyde Park
, Garbutt
, Mount Louisa, Currajong, Railway Estate
, South Townsville
, Rowes Bay
, Bohle and Pallarenda
. Two populated islands fall within the electorate; Magnetic Island and Palm Island, each have about 2500 residents, 93% of Palm Island's population is Indigenous.
This State electorate falls completely within the eastern portion of the Federal Division of Herbert
. It encompasses the Local Government Areas of Palm Island
and parts of Townsville.
Townsville Electorate is bordered by the Hinchinbrook
(North), Burdekin
(South), Mundingburra
(South and West) and Thuringowa
(West) Electorates.
Premier Robert Philp
(Premier 1899-1903 and 1907–08) was elected as one of the two Townsville members when his previous Electorate of Musgrave absorbed. His parliamentary activity was mainly in support of North Queensland and his own business interests - extending railway links to North Queensland, and the abolition of import tariffs. When the import of Pacific Islanders was temporarily halted in 1892 Philp was instrumental in securing its resumption.
In 1912 the Electoral district of Mundingburra
was created to accommodate for the return to universal single member electorates. 1923 saw the further reduction in size of the Electorate with the northern part of the city ceded to Kennedy and the southern part to Mundingburra
, and in 1959 it was abolished and divided into the two electorates of South Townsville and North Townsville. The 1971 redistribution recreated the Electorate with new neighbours, Townsville West and Townsville South, Townsville included most of the Northern part of the City and some rural areas which were formerly in Hinchinbrook
. The Electorate was reduced in size again in 1986 redistribution with a new neighbour of Townsville East. When Townsville East was abolished in 1991 Townsville Electorate gained land but lost land in the South-West corner to the newly re-created seat of Mundingburra.
In 1998 Mike Reyolds
was elected as the new Member for the Townsville Electorate taking over from retiring Labor Member Ken Geoff Smith and was immediately appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier
in North Queensland. After increasing the Townsville margin in 2001 Reynolds was promoted to Cabinet as Minister for Emergency Services and Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland. In 2004, Reynolds was moved to the new Child Safety Ministry with Ministerial responsibilities
for adoptions, child protection services, foster/kinship carers etc.
After the 2006 election, Reynolds was elected as Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
by the 52nd Parliament
on 10 October 2006.
Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts
This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state legislature for Queensland, Australia.-Districts in Far North Queensland:*Barron River*Cairns*Cook*Mulgrave*Dalrymple...
of the Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. The seat is one of four within the Townsville
Townsville, Queensland
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. Adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef, it is in the dry tropics region of Queensland. Townsville is Australia's largest urban centre north of the Sunshine Coast, with a 2006 census...
urban area in North Queensland, and covers the Eastern and Northern suburbs of the City of Townsville as well as Magnetic Island and Palm Island
Palm Island, Queensland
Palm Island is an Aboriginal community located on Great Palm Island, also called by the Aboriginal name "Bwgcolman", an island on the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland, Australia The settlement is also known by a variety of other names including "the Mission", Palm Island Settlement or Palm...
.
Significant features in Townsville within the electorate are; The Strand
The Strand, Townsville
The Strand is a seaside foreshore located in Townsville, Australia. It is located in the suburb of North Ward. The Strand has a view of the Port of Townsville and Magnetic Island, as well as to Cape Cleveland...
, the Port of Townsville
Port of Townsville
Port of Townsville is a seaport in Townsville, Queensland. It is the third largest seaport in Queensland after Port of Brisbane and the Central Queensland Port in Gladstone. Port of Townsville handles numerous imports and exports mainly, Mineral Ores, Fertiliser, Concentrates, Sugar and Motor...
, Townsville Airport
Townsville International Airport
Townsville Airport is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Townsville. The airport is also known as Townsville International Airport, and Garbutt Airport, a reference to its location in the Townsville suburb of Garbutt...
, RAAF Garbutt
RAAF Base Townsville
RAAF Base Townsville is, along with RAAF Base Tindal and RAAF Base Darwin, one of northern Australia's primary defence installations. It is also Headquarters for No...
, Castle Hill
Castle Hill, Townsville
Castle Hill is an isolated pink granite monolith standing in the heart of the north Queensland city of Townsville. It rises to a height of some 286 metres above sea level and dominates the city skyline. It is one of the most distinctive natural features on the Queensland coast...
, Museum of Tropical Queensland, Reef HQ, various administrative centres for Local, State and federal Governments. Suburbs of Townsville within the Electorate include; Townsville, North Ward
North Ward, Queensland
North Ward, is a suburb in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. North Ward is home to the beachside area known as The Strand, which overlooks Magnetic Island...
, Castle Hill, Belgian Gardens
Belgian Gardens, Queensland
Belgian Gardens in an inner city suburb, 5 km from the Central Business district in Townsville, Queensland Australia. It is a suburban area and has restricted zoning laws to reduce the amount of corporate buildings and apartments. It is home to the Belgian Gardens State School...
, West End
West End, Queensland (Townsville)
West End is an old suburb of Townsville, Queensland, situated at the base of Castle Hill. The first community cemetery is located in West End. A reflection of attitudes existing during the time it was in use, research has established that it was ethnically segregated...
, Hyde Park
Hyde Park, Queensland
Hyde Park is a suburb of Townsville, Australia. It is located north of Mysterton, west of Hermit Park, east of Garbutt, and south of West End, and its postcode is 4812....
, Garbutt
Garbutt, Queensland
Garbutt is a residential and industrial suburb in the city of Townsville, in northern Queensland, Australia. Townsville International Airport is located there....
, Mount Louisa, Currajong, Railway Estate
Railway Estate, Queensland
Railway Estate is a suburb in the city of Townsville, Queensland. It is a residential suburb close to the Townsville CBD and Port of Townsville, and is one of the oldest residential communities in the city.-External links:*...
, South Townsville
South Townsville, Queensland
South Townsville is a suburb located in Townsville, Queensland. It located on the banks of Ross Creek, adjacent to the Townsville CBD. Predominantly Residential, it also is an important Commercial and Industrial hub of the city...
, Rowes Bay
Rowes Bay, Queensland
-Description:Its mix of sea and mountainside residential offerings has become the catalyst for accelerating and affluent development in the suburb. Many of the old Queenslander houses have been replaced with apartments. Rowes Bay is also located adjacent to The Strand and Castle Hill...
, Bohle and Pallarenda
Pallarenda, Queensland
Pallarenda is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.-Description:The suburb is only three streets deep from the beach, and backs on to the Townsville Town Common. To the north of it is the Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park...
. Two populated islands fall within the electorate; Magnetic Island and Palm Island, each have about 2500 residents, 93% of Palm Island's population is Indigenous.
This State electorate falls completely within the eastern portion of the Federal Division of Herbert
Division of Herbert
The Division of Herbert is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Eligible voters within the Division elect a single representative, known as the member for Herbert, to the Australian House of Representatives. The division was first contested at the 1901 election...
. It encompasses the Local Government Areas of Palm Island
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council
The Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island is a special Local Government Area of Queensland, Australia, managed by the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council under a Deed of Grant in Trust granted to the community on 27 October 1986. It is located on Palm Island, near the north Queensland city of...
and parts of Townsville.
Townsville Electorate is bordered by the Hinchinbrook
Electoral district of Hinchinbrook
The district of Hinchinbrook is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district in its present form is a narrow coastal strip running from just south of Innisfail to just north of Townsville; though neither town is part of the electorate....
(North), Burdekin
Electoral district of Burdekin
Burdekin is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr–Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern suburbs as well as the coal-mining town of Collinsville...
(South), Mundingburra
Electoral district of Mundingburra
The district of Mundingburra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.- Overview :The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland. Significant utilities within the Mundingburra electorate are the Townsville Hospital,...
(South and West) and Thuringowa
Electoral district of Thuringowa
The district of Thuringowa is an electorate in the Legislative Assembly of the state of Queensland, Australia.The division encompasses suburbs of the former City of Thuringowa on the western edge of Townsville in North Queensland, stretching from Deeragun in the north to Kelso in the south...
(West) Electorates.
History
The Electoral district of Townsville was created in 1878, in 1885 it was divided in two and then one year later it was remerged but it was determined that the reconstituted single Townsville Electorate would elect two representatives to the Legislative Assembly.Premier Robert Philp
Robert Philp
Sir Robert Philp, KCMG was a Queensland businessman and politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1899 to September 1903 and again from November 1907 to February 1908.-Early life:...
(Premier 1899-1903 and 1907–08) was elected as one of the two Townsville members when his previous Electorate of Musgrave absorbed. His parliamentary activity was mainly in support of North Queensland and his own business interests - extending railway links to North Queensland, and the abolition of import tariffs. When the import of Pacific Islanders was temporarily halted in 1892 Philp was instrumental in securing its resumption.
In 1912 the Electoral district of Mundingburra
Electoral district of Mundingburra
The district of Mundingburra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.- Overview :The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland. Significant utilities within the Mundingburra electorate are the Townsville Hospital,...
was created to accommodate for the return to universal single member electorates. 1923 saw the further reduction in size of the Electorate with the northern part of the city ceded to Kennedy and the southern part to Mundingburra
Electoral district of Mundingburra
The district of Mundingburra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.- Overview :The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland. Significant utilities within the Mundingburra electorate are the Townsville Hospital,...
, and in 1959 it was abolished and divided into the two electorates of South Townsville and North Townsville. The 1971 redistribution recreated the Electorate with new neighbours, Townsville West and Townsville South, Townsville included most of the Northern part of the City and some rural areas which were formerly in Hinchinbrook
Electoral district of Hinchinbrook
The district of Hinchinbrook is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district in its present form is a narrow coastal strip running from just south of Innisfail to just north of Townsville; though neither town is part of the electorate....
. The Electorate was reduced in size again in 1986 redistribution with a new neighbour of Townsville East. When Townsville East was abolished in 1991 Townsville Electorate gained land but lost land in the South-West corner to the newly re-created seat of Mundingburra.
In 1998 Mike Reyolds
Mike Reynolds (politician)
Michael Reynolds is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2009, representing the district of Townsville. He served as Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2009.- Biography :Reynolds has first elected to...
was elected as the new Member for the Townsville Electorate taking over from retiring Labor Member Ken Geoff Smith and was immediately appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier
Peter Beattie
Peter Douglas Beattie , Australian politician, was the 36th Premier of the Australian state of Queensland for nine years and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state for eleven and a half years...
in North Queensland. After increasing the Townsville margin in 2001 Reynolds was promoted to Cabinet as Minister for Emergency Services and Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland. In 2004, Reynolds was moved to the new Child Safety Ministry with Ministerial responsibilities
Ministerial responsibility
Ministerial responsibility or individual ministerial responsibility is a constitutional convention in governments using the Westminster System that a cabinet minister bears the ultimate responsibility for the actions of their ministry or department...
for adoptions, child protection services, foster/kinship carers etc.
After the 2006 election, Reynolds was elected as Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly is a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, elected by the whole Parliament to preside over sittings of the Assembly and to maintain orderly proceedings. The Speaker is supported in his role by officers of the Parliamentary Service,...
by the 52nd Parliament
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2006-2009
This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2009, as elected at the 2006 election:*Queensland state election, 2006*Beattie Ministry *Bligh Ministry...
on 10 October 2006.
Members for Townsville
| First incarnation (1878–1885, 1 member) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Deane | Unaligned | 1878–1879 | |
| John Murtagh Macrossan John Murtagh Macrossan John Murtagh Macrossan was Queensland’s 16th Chief Justice and the third person from the Macrossan family to occupy that position. He was also a distinguished barrister, chancellor and judge... |
Unaligned | 1879–1885 | |
| Second incarnation (1885–1912, 2 members) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Murtagh Macrossan John Murtagh Macrossan John Murtagh Macrossan was Queensland’s 16th Chief Justice and the third person from the Macrossan family to occupy that position. He was also a distinguished barrister, chancellor and judge... |
Unaligned | 1885–1891 | |
| William Villiers Brown William Villiers Brown William Villiers Brown was an Australian politician. He was the member for Townsville in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1885 to 1888 and from 1891 to 1893, and a member of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1901 to 1915... |
Unaligned | 1885–1888 | |
| Robert Philp Robert Philp Sir Robert Philp, KCMG was a Queensland businessman and politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1899 to September 1903 and again from November 1907 to February 1908.-Early life:... |
Opposition/Ministerialist | 1888–1912 | |
| William Villiers Brown William Villiers Brown William Villiers Brown was an Australian politician. He was the member for Townsville in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1885 to 1888 and from 1891 to 1893, and a member of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1901 to 1915... |
Unaligned | 1891–1893 | |
| George Burns | Ministerialist | 1893 | |
| Anthony Ogden | 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... |
1894–1896 | |
| William Castling | Ministerialist | 1896–1899 | |
| Patrick Hanran | Ministerialist | 1899–1909 | |
| Thomas Foley | 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... |
1909–1912 | |
| Third incarnation (1912–1960, 1 member) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Robert Philp Robert Philp Sir Robert Philp, KCMG was a Queensland businessman and politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1899 to September 1903 and again from November 1907 to February 1908.-Early life:... |
Opposition/Ministerialist | 1912–1915 | |
| Daniel Ryan | 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... |
1915–1920 | |
| William Green | Northern Country | 1920–1923 | |
| Maurice Hynes Maurice Hynes Maurice Patrick Hynes was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Townsville in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1923 to 1939. He was also Secretary of Labour and Industry from 1932 to 1939 in William Forgan Smith's government.... |
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... |
1923–1939 | |
| George Keyatta | 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... |
1939–1960 | |
| Fourth incarnation (1972–present, 1 member) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Norman Scott-Young | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1972–1983 | |
| Ken McElligott | 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... |
1983–1986 | |
| Tony Burreket | National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is... |
1986–1989 | |
| Ken Davies Ken Davies (politician) Ken Davies is an Australian politician who represented the electoral district of Mundingburra, Queensland state, for the Labor Party. He was first elected in 1989. For six years, he was the head of the Parliamentary Criminal Justice Commission, and then was promoted to cabinet, in a junior... |
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... |
1989–1992 | |
| Geoff Smith | 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... |
1992–1998 | |
| Mike Reynolds Mike Reynolds (politician) Michael Reynolds is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2009, representing the district of Townsville. He served as Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2009.- Biography :Reynolds has first elected to... |
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... |
1998–2009 | |
| Mandy Johnstone Mandy Johnstone Amanda Ann "Mandy" Johnstone is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2009, representing Townsville. Mandy Johnstone is also the first female politician elected to the seat of Townsville. -References:... |
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... |
2009–present | |
Election results
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)