Electoral district of Sherwood explained

Sherwood
State:qld
Lifespan:1950–1992
Namesake:Sherwood

Sherwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 1992.[1]

First created for the 1950 state election, the district was based in the south-western suburbs of Brisbane, covering areas that previously belonged to the abolished district of Oxley. At first taking in a wide sweep of then-outer suburban areas such as Sunnybank, Runcorn and Kuraby, it came to be based in the Chelmer peninsula and the Centenary Suburbs from the 1960 election onwards, and was a very safe Liberal seat for its entire existence.

Sherwood was abolished by the 1991 redistribution, taking effect at the 1992 state election. Most of its territory was allocated to the new districts of Indooroopilly and Mount Ommaney.

Members for Sherwood

MemberPartyTerm
 Tom KerrLiberal1950–1956
 John HerbertLiberal1956–1978
 Angus InnesLiberal1978–1990
 David DunworthLiberal1990–1992

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Sherwood.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 27 April 2020.