Electoral district of Toowoomba North explained

Toowoomba North
State:qld
Mp:Trevor Watts
Mp-Party:Liberal National
Namesake:Toowoomba
Electors:37423
Electors Year:2020
Area:111
Class:Provincial
Coordinates:-27.5°N 209°W
Near-N:Condamine
Near-Ne:Lockyer
Near-E:Lockyer
Near-Se:Lockyer
Near-S:Toowoomba South
Near-Sw:Condamine
Near-W:Condamine
Near-Nw:Condamine

Toowoomba North is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1972 redistribution. It replaced the abolished electorate of Toowoomba West. Toowoomba North is largely based around the upper half of the city of Toowoomba.[1]

It covers the suburbs north of James Street, including Newtown, Wilsonton, Mount Lofty, etc. It also includes the urban fringe area of Blue Mountain Heights, the satellite town of Highfields and Spring Bluff. It excludes certain western localities of Toowoomba, which are in the Electoral district of Condamine.

The electorate is currently represented by Trevor Watts of the Liberal National Party of Queensland.

Members for Toowoomba North

MemberPartyTerm
 Ray BousenLabor1972–1974
 John LockwoodLiberal1974–1983
 Sandy McPhieNational1983–1989
 John FlynnLabor1989–1992
 Graham HealyNational1992–2001
 Kerry ShineLabor2001–2012
 Trevor WattsLiberal National2012–present

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Toowoomba North.

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Notes and References

  1. 28 April 2020.