| Barron River | |
| State: | qld |
| Lifespan: | 1972–present |
| Mp: | Craig Crawford |
| Mp-Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | T C Barron, police clerk |
| Electors: | 37492 |
| Electors Year: | 2020 |
| Area: | 568 |
| Class: | Provincial |
| Coordinates: | -16.85°N 189°W |
| Near-N: | Cook |
| Near-Ne: | Coral Sea |
| Near-E: | Cairns |
| Near-Se: | Mulgrave |
| Near-S: | Mulgrave |
| Near-Sw: | Cook |
| Near-W: | Cook |
| Near-Nw: | Cook |
Barron River is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
Created at the 1971 redistribution, it currently covers the northern suburbs of Cairns, as well as Kuranda. The Barron River from which the electorate derives its name runs through its centre. It is bordered by the districts of Cook to the north and west, Cairns to the southeast and Mulgrave to the south.
| Member | Party | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Wood | Labor | 1972–1974 | |||
| Martin Tenni | National | 1974–1989 | |||
| Lesley Clark | Labor | 1989–1995 | |||
| Lyn Warwick | Liberal | 1995–1998 | |||
| Lesley Clark | Labor | 1998–2006 | |||
| Steve Wettenhall | Labor | 2006–2012 | |||
| Michael Trout | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |||
| Craig Crawford | Labor | 2015–present | |||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Barron River.