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Electoral district of Stafford

State electoral district of Queensland, Australia

Electoral district of Stafford

Summary

State electoral district of Queensland, Australia

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|mp-party = Independent | near-n = Aspley | near-ne = Aspley | near-e = Nudgee | near-se = Clayfield | near-s = McConnel | near-sw = Cooper | near-w = Everton | near-nw = Aspley Stafford is a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.

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.

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.

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. Labor's Terry Sullivan held the seat from 2001 to 2006 and Labor's Stirling Hinchliffe until 2012 when Liberal National MP Chris Davis won the seat.

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.

Members for Stafford

First incarnation (1972–1992)MemberPartyTermSecond incarnation (2001–present)MemberPartyTerm
Roy HarveyLabor1972–1974
Terry GygarLiberal1974–1983
Denis MurphyLabor1983–1984
Terry GygarLiberal1984–1989
Rod WelfordLabor1989–1992
Terry SullivanLabor2001–2006
Stirling HinchliffeLabor2006–2012
Chris DavisLiberal National2012–2014
Anthony LynhamLabor2014–2020
Jimmy SullivanLabor2020–2025
Independent2025–present
Electoral map of Stafford 2008

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Stafford

References

References

  1. {{cite QldElectorate. (28 April 2020)
  2. Green, Antony. "Stafford". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].
  3. (1999). "Queensland Electoral Boundaries 1999 (Stafford)". State of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources.
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