Electoral district of Stafford

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Stafford
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Stafford.pdf
Electoral map of Stafford 2017
StateQueensland
MPJimmy Sullivan
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeStafford
Electors38,928 (2020)
Area21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Coordinates27°24′S 153°1′E / 27.400°S 153.017°E / -27.400; 153.017Coordinates: 27°24′S 153°1′E / 27.400°S 153.017°E / -27.400; 153.017
Electorates around Stafford:
Aspley Aspley Aspley
Everton Stafford Nudgee
Cooper McConnel Clayfield

Stafford is a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.[1]

It is located in the inner northern residential suburbs of Brisbane. Suburbs in the current electorate include Stafford, Gordon Park, Grange, Kedron, Stafford Heights, and parts of Chermside, Chermside West, McDowall, Alderley, Wilston, Newmarket and Windsor. The Electorate includes the Prince Charles Hospital.[2]

Stafford was first formed in 1972, when it was won by Labor's Roy Harvey. This changed in 1974 when the seat went to Liberal Terry Gygar. Gygar held the seat until 1983, at which point he lost it to Labor's Denis Murphy, but after Murphy's death Gygar was able to retake the seat at the 1984 Stafford by-election. Gygar was re-elected in 1986 but lost the seat in 1989 to Labor's Rod Welford.[2]

In 1992 the seat was abolished, and Welford moved to Everton. But a redistribution saw the seat recreated in 2001 after Chermside and Kedron were amalgamated. Suburbs in the 2001–2006 electorate included Stafford, Chermside, Gordon Park, Kedron, Lutwyche, Stafford Heights and parts of Albion, Chermside West, Wavell Heights and Wooloowin.[3] Labor's Terry Sullivan held the seat from 2001 to 2006 and Labor's Stirling Hinchliffe until 2012 when Liberal Nationals Chris Davis won the seat.[2]

A 2014 Stafford by-election was held on 19 July as a result of the resignation of Davis. The by-election was won by Labor's Anthony Lynham with a 62 percent two-party vote from a 19.1 percent two-party swing.[2]

Members for Stafford[]

First incarnation (1972–1992)
Member Party Term
  Roy Harvey Labor 1972–1974
  Terry Gygar Liberal 1974–1983
  Denis Murphy Labor 1983–1984
  Terry Gygar Liberal 1984–1989
  Rod Welford Labor 1989–1992
Second incarnation (2001–present)
Member Party Term
  Terry Sullivan Labor 2001–2006
  Stirling Hinchliffe Labor 2006–2012
  Chris Davis Liberal National 2012–2014
  Anthony Lynham Labor 2014–2020
  Jimmy Sullivan Labor 2020–present
Electoral map of Stafford 2008

Election results[]

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Stafford
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Stafford.[]
2020 Queensland state election: Stafford[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jimmy Sullivan 15,472 45.57 −2.53
Liberal National Ed Sangjitphun 10,837 31.92 −1.72
Greens Stephen Bates 5,578 16.43 −1.85
One Nation Kerrie Dwyer 1,006 2.96 +2.96
Civil Liberties & Motorists Jeff Hodges 644 1.90 +1.90
Independent Anthony Conciatore 417 1.23 +1.23
Total formal votes 33,954 97.62 +1.52
Informal votes 827 2.38 −1.52
Turnout 34,781 89.35 +1.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jimmy Sullivan 21,012 61.88 −0.22
Liberal National Ed Sangjitphun 12,942 38.12 +0.22
Labor hold Swing −0.22

References[]

  1. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Green, Antony. "Stafford". ABC Elections: 2012 by-election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. ^ "Queensland Electoral Boundaries 1999 (Stafford)" (PDF). State of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
  4. ^ 2020 State General Election – Stafford – District Summary, ECQ.

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