Murrumba | |
State: | qld |
Mp: | Steven Miles |
Mp-Party: | Labor |
Namesake: | An Aboriginal word meaning "good" |
Electors: | 41071 |
Electors Year: | 2020 |
Area: | 63 |
Class: | Outer-metropolitan |
Coordinates: | -27.2°N 155°W |
Near-N: | Bancroft |
Near-Ne: | Moreton Bay |
Near-E: | Redcliffe |
Near-Se: | Moreton Bay |
Near-S: | Sandgate |
Near-Sw: | Aspley |
Near-W: | Pine Rivers |
Near-Nw: | Kurwongbah |
Murrumba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
The district is based in the outer northern suburbs of Brisbane. It includes the suburbs of Deception Bay, Kippa-Ring, Murrumba Downs and Rothwell. The electorate was first contested in 1912.
Member | Party | Term | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
James Forsyth | Liberal | 1912–1918 | ||
Richard Warren | Country | 1918–1932 | ||
Frank Nicklin | Country | 1932–1950 | ||
David Nicholson | Country | 1950–1972 | ||
Des Frawley | Country | 1972–1974 | ||
National | 1974–1977 | |||
Joe Kruger | Labor | 1977–1986 | ||
Dean Wells | Labor | 1986–2012 | ||
Reg Gulley | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | ||
Chris Whiting | Labor | 2015–2017 | ||
Steven Miles | Labor | 2017–present | ||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Murrumba.