Division of Griffith facts for kids
Quick facts for kids GriffithAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Griffith (green) within Queensland
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| Created | 1934 |
| MP | Vacant |
| Namesake | Samuel Griffith |
| Electors | 92,573 (2010) |
| Area | 60 km2 (23.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Griffith is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was created in 1934. It is named for Sir Samuel Griffith, 9th Premier of Queensland, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, and principal author of the Constitution of Australia. It was represented from 1998 to 2013 by Kevin Rudd, who was Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and from June to September 2013. On 13 November 2013, Rudd announced that he would resign from parliament at the end of week and retire from politics.
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Boundaries
Griffith is in the inner southern suburbs of Brisbane, including Balmoral, Bulimba, Camp Hill, Carina Heights, Coorparoo, Dutton Park, East Brisbane, Greenslopes, Highgate Hill, Hawthorne, Kangaroo Point, Morningside, Norman Park, Seven Hills, South Brisbane, and Woolloongabba, and parts of Annerley, Cannon Hill, Carina, Holland Park, Holland Park West, Mount Gravatt East, Murarrie, Tarragindi, and West End.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Francis Baker | Labor | 1934–1939 | |
| William Conelan | Labor | 1939–1949 | |
| Douglas Berry | Liberal | 1949–1954 | |
| Wilfred Coutts | Labor | 1954–1958 | |
| Arthur Chresby | Liberal | 1958–1961 | |
| Wilfred Coutts | Labor | 1961–1966 | |
| Donald Cameron | Liberal | 1966–1977 | |
| Ben Humphreys | Labor | 1977–1996 | |
| Graeme McDougall | Liberal | 1996–1998 | |
| Kevin Rudd | Labor | 1998–2013 | |
Election results
| Preceded by Bennelong |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 2007–2010 Kevin Rudd |
Succeeded by Lalor |
| Preceded by Lalor |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 2013 Kevin Rudd |
Succeeded by Warringah |
Images for kids
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Sir Samuel Griffith, the division's namesake
