Division of Petrie facts for kids
Quick facts for kids PetrieAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Petrie (green) within Queensland
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| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Luke Howarth |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Andrew Petrie |
| Electors | 92,973 (2013) |
| Area | 152 km2 (58.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Petrie is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was founded in 1949 and named after Andrew Petrie (1798–1872), a civil engineer, pioneer and explorer, and the first free settler in Brisbane (1837).
Petrie is in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, and includes Bald Hills, Bracken Ridge, Carseldine, Clontarf, Deception Bay, Fitzgibbon, Griffin, Kippa-Ring, Mango Hill, Margate, North Lakes, Redcliffe, Rothwell, Scarborough, Woody Point, and parts of Aspley, Bridgeman Downs, and Burpengary.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Alan Hulme | Liberal | 1949–1961 | |
| Reginald O'Brien | Labor | 1961–1963 | |
| (Sir) Alan Hulme | Liberal | 1963–1972 | |
| Marshall Cooke | Liberal | 1972–1974 | |
| John Hodges | Liberal | 1974–1983 | |
| Deane Wells | Labor | 1983–1984 | |
| John Hodges | Liberal | 1984–1987 | |
| Gary Johns | Labor | 1987–1996 | |
| Teresa Gambaro | Liberal | 1996–2007 | |
| Yvette D'Ath | Labor | 2007–2013 | |
| Luke Howarth | Liberal National | 2013–present | |
Election results
Images for kids
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Andrew Petrie, the division's namesake
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