Division of Brisbane facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Brisbane Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Brisbane (green) within Queensland
Created	1901
MP	Teresa Gambaro
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Brisbane
Electors	97,203 (2013)
Area	58 km² (22.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Brisbane is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named after the city of Brisbane.

At first, the Division of Brisbane included the northern part of the City of Brisbane, but boundary changes cut it back to the inner suburban area.

It includes Alderley, Ascot, Ashgrove, Bowen Hills, Brisbane City, Clayfield, Enoggera, Ferny Grove, Fortitude Valley, Gaythorne, Grange, Hamilton, Hendra, Herston, Kelvin Grove, Keperra, Milton, Mitchelton, New Farm, Newmarket, Newstead, Red Hill, Spring Hill, Upper Kedron, Wilston, Windsor, parts of Bardon, Everton Park, Paddington and Stafford.

Members

	Party	Term
Thomas Macdonald-Paterson	Protectionist	1901–1903
Millice Culpin	Labor	1903–1906
Justin Foxton	Anti-Socialist	1906–1909
William Finlayson	Labor	1910–1919
Donald Charles Cameron	Nationalist	1919–1931
George Lawson	Labor	1931–1961
Manfred Cross	Labor	1961–1975
Peter Johnson	Liberal	1975–1980
Manfred Cross	Labor	1980–1990
Arch Bevis	Labor	1990–2010
Teresa Gambaro	Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Images for kids

The city of Brisbane, the division's namesake

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