Electoral district of Aspley
| Aspley Labor | |||||||||||||||
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| Namesake | Aspley | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 37,792 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 36 km2 (13.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°20′S 153°0′E / 27.333°S 153.000°E | ||||||||||||||
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Aspley is an
The district is located in the north-eastern residential suburbs of Brisbane, encompassing Aspley, Bridgeman Downs and Carseldine, as well as parts of McDowall, Chermside West, Lawnton and Zillmere. It is now wholly within the local government area of Brisbane City Council, following the redistribution prior to the 2009 election.
The electorate was created at the 1959 redistribution from the former electorate of
Labor's Bart Mellish
.
Members for Aspley
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Campbell | Liberal
|
1960–1980 | |
| Beryce Nelson | Liberal
|
1980–1983 | |
| Brian Cahill | National
|
1983–1986 | |
| Beryce Nelson | National
|
1986–1989 | |
| John Goss | Liberal
|
1989–2001 | |
| Bonny Barry | Labor
|
2001–2009 | |
| Tracy Davis | Liberal National | 2009–2017 | |
| Bart Mellish | Labor
|
2017–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bart Mellish | 15,261 | 45.51 | +8.00 | |
| Liberal National | Amanda Cooper | 13,579 | 40.50 | +0.77 | |
| Greens | James Hansen | 2,997 | 8.94 | −0.52 | |
| One Nation | Walter Hardy | 1,141 | 3.40 | −6.19 | |
| Civil Liberties & Motorists | Neil Skilbeck | 305 | 0.91 | −0.52 | |
| United Australia | Joshua Morrison | 247 | 0.74 | +0.74 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,530 | 97.92 | +1.75 | ||
| Informal votes | 711 | 2.08 | −1.75 | ||
| Turnout | 34,241 | 90.60 | +0.06 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bart Mellish | 18,494 | 55.16 | +3.99 | |
| Liberal National | Amanda Cooper | 15,036 | 44.84 | −3.99 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.99 | |||
References
- Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Aspley – District Summary, ECQ.
External links
- Electorate profile (Antony Green, ABC)