Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Brisbane, Queensland
The Division of Brisbane was created in 1901. It is named for the City of Brisbane, which is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane (1773-1860), Governor of NSW 1821-25, the time of the founding of the Moreton Bay settlement.
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1901: Brisbane North, Fortitude Valley, Toowong, Windsor
1906: Brisbane North, Fortitude Valley, Ithaca, Toowong
1913: Brisbane North, Fortitude Valley, Ithaca, Toowong
1922: Fortitude Valley, Ithaca, Merthyr, Toowong
1934: Ithaca, Kelvin Grove, Merthyr, Toowong
1949: Fortitude Valley, Kelvin Grove, Merthyr, Paddington
1955: Fernberg, Ithaca, Kelvin Grove, Merthyr
1969: Ithaca, Kedron, Merthyr, Windsor
1977: Enoggera, Everton Park, Grovely, Kedron
1984: Ashgrove, Enoggera, Ithaca, Kelvin Grove
1993: Enoggera, Everton, Kelvin Grove, Windsor
1996: Ashgrove, Enoggera, South Brisbane, Toowong
1998: Ashgrove, Enoggera, South Brisbane, Toowong
2004: Ashgrove, Keperra, New Farm, Stafford
2007: Ashgrove, Keperra, New Farm, Stafford
2010: Ashgrove, Clayfield, Enoggera, Hamilton
2019: Ashgrove, Clayfield, Enoggera, Hamilton
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1901: Independent 07.6
1903: Labor 02.1
1906: Anti-Socialist 11.3
1910: Labor 01.2
1913: Labor 06.9
1914: Labor 10.3
1917: Labor 00.0
1919: Nationalist 01.0
1922: Nationalist 02.0
1925: Nationalist 05.5
1928: Nationalist 06.7
1929: Nationalist 02.4
1931: Labor 00.7
1934: Labor 08.5
1937: Labor 03.6
1940: Labor 00.4
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1943: Labor 03.6
1946: Labor 07.0
1949: Labor 07.3
1951: Labor 09.5
1954: Labor 08.5
1955: Labor 05.7
1958: Labor 00.7
1961: Labor 07.6
1963: Labor 04.8
1966: Labor 00.9
1969: Labor 03.9
1972: Labor 01.8
1974: Labor 01.1
1975: Liberal 03.9
1977: Liberal 03.2
1980: Labor o01.8
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1983: Labor 06.9
1984: Labor 04.3
1987: Labor 06.4
1990: Labor 05.5
1993: Labor 06.0
1996: Labor 00.4
1998: Labor 04.6
2001: Labor 03.2
2004: Labor 03.9
2007: Labor 06.8
2010: Liberal 01.1
2013: Liberal 04.4
2016: Liberal 05.9
2019: Liberal 04.9
2022: Greens 03.7
2025: Labor 09.0
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ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1901-2025
Click here to see full results for Brisbane at every election since 1901.
MEMBERS FOR BRISBANE
Thomas Macdonald-Paterson (Ind) 1901-03
Dr Millice Culpin (Lab) 1903-06
Hon Justin Foxton (AS, Lib) 1906-10
William Finlayson (ALP) 1910-19
Donald Cameron (Nat, UAP) 1919-31
Hon George Lawson (ALP) 1931-61
Manfred Cross (ALP) 1961-75
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Peter Johnson (Lib) 1975-80
Manfred Cross (ALP) 1980-90
Hon Arch Bevis (ALP) 1990-2010
Hon Teresa Gambaro (Lib) 2010-16
Hon Trevor Evans (Lib) 2016-22
Stephen Bates (Green) 2022-25
Madonna Jarrett (ALP) 2025-
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| Thomas Macdonald-Paterson (Ind) 1901-03 |
Dr Millice Culpin (Lab) 1903-06 |
Hon Justin Foxton (AS, Lib) 1906-10 |
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| William Finlayson (ALP) 1910-19 |
Donald Cameron (Nat, UAP) 1919-31 |
Hon George Lawson (ALP) 1931-61 |
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| Manfred Cross (ALP) 1961-75 |
Peter Johnson (Lib) 1975-80 |
Manfred Cross (ALP) 1980-90 |
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| Hon Arch Bevis (ALP) 1990-2010 |
Hon Teresa Gambaro (Lib) 2010-16 |
Hon Trevor Evans (Lib) 2016-22 |
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| Stephen Bates (Greens) 2022-25 |
Madonna Jarrett (ALP) 2025- |
CURRENT BOUNDARIES
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EARLIER BOUNDARIES
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