Barron River
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Barron River, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1972–present
MPCraig Crawford
PartyLabor
NamesakeT C Barron, police clerk
Electors37,492 (2020)
Area568 km2 (219.3 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates16°51′S 145°44′E / 16.850°S 145.733°E / -16.850; 145.733
Electorates around Barron River:
Cook Cook Coral Sea
Cook Barron River Cairns
Cook Mulgrave Mulgrave
2008 Electoral map

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.

Members for Barron River

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

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Barron River
2020 Queensland state election: Barron River[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Crawford 12,385 39.46 +5.98
Liberal National Linda Cooper 12,092 38.53 +7.90
Greens Aaron McDonald 4,134 13.17 +0.65
One Nation Susan Andrews 1,852 5.90 −10.88
Informed Medical Options Adam Rowe 575 1.83 +1.83
United Australia Jenny Brown 345 1.10 +1.10
Total formal votes 31,383 96.74 +1.38
Informal votes 1,059 3.26 −1.38
Turnout 32,442 86.53 +2.58
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Crawford 16,653 53.06 +1.20
Liberal National Linda Cooper 14,730 46.94 −1.20
Labor hold Swing +1.20
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Primary vote results in Barron River (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal National
  Liberal
  Country/National
  Greens
  One Nation
  Katter's Australian
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Independent
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Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Barron River

References

  1. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ 2020 State General Election – Barron River – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

Electoral districts of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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