Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Griffith, Queensland
The Division of Griffith was created in 1934. It is named for Rt Hon Sir Samuel Griffith (1845-1920), Qld MP 1872-93, Premier 1883-88, 1890-93, Chief Justice of Queensland. Principal author of the Australian Constitution, first Chief Justice of the High Court.
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1934: Bulimba, Coorparoo, Kurilpa, Maree
1949: Buranda, Kurilpa, Maree, South Brisbane
1955: Bulimba, Buranda, Kurlipa, Maree
1969: Buranda, Greenslopes, Kurilpa, Maree
1977: Bulimba, Kurilpa, Merthyr, Morningside
1984: Bulimba, Fortitude Valley, Morningside, Woolloongabba
1993: Bulimba, Cannon Hill, Coorparoo, Hawthorne
1996: Bulimba, Coorparoo, Mansfield, Mt Gravatt
1998: Belmont, Bulimba, Coorparoo, Mansfield
2004: Belmont, Bulimba, Coorparoo, Mansfield
2007: Bulimba, Carina, Coorparoo, Greenslopes
2010: Bulimba, Carina, Coorparoo, Greenslopes
2019: Bulimba, Carina, Coorparoo, Greenslopes
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1934: Labor 09.2
1937: Labor 00.3
1939b: Labor 00.0
1940: Labor 00.5
1943: Labor 15.1
1946: Labor 03.9
1949: Liberal 01.9
1951: Liberal 03.7
1954: Labor 00.4
1955: Labor 01.3
1958: Liberal 00.1
1961: Labor 07.3
1963: Labor 05.8
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1966: Liberal 01.1
1969: Liberal 01.5
1972: Liberal 00.3
1974: Liberal 01.4
1975: Liberal 08.0
1977: Labor 03.5
1980: Labor 12.9
1983: Labor 14.5
1984: Labor 10.3
1987: Labor 10.4
1990: Labor 10.3
1993: Labor 08.0
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1996: Liberal 01.5
1998: Labor 02.4
2001: Labor 05.7
2004: Labor 08.6
2007: Labor 12.3
2010: Labor 08.5
2013: Labor 03.0
2014b: Labor 01.8
2016: Labor 01.6
2019: Labor 02.9
2022: Greens 10.5
2025: Labor 10.6 *1
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*1 Majority over Greens
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1934-2025
Click here to see full results for Griffith at every election since 1934.
MEMBERS FOR GRIFFITH
Francis Baker (ALP) 1934-39
William Conelan (ALP) 1939b-49
Douglas Berry (Lib) 1949-54
Wilfred Coutts (ALP) 1954-58
Arthur Chresby (Lib) 1958-61
Wilfred Coutts (ALP) 1961-66
Donald Cameron (Lib) 1966-77
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Hon Ben Humphreys (ALP) 1977-96
Graeme McDougall (Lib) 1996-98
Hon Kevin Rudd (ALP) 1998-2013
Terri Butler (ALP) 2014b-22
Max Chandler-Mather (Green) 2022-25
Renee Coffey (ALP) 2025-
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| Francis Baker (ALP) 1934-39 |
William Conelan (ALP) 1939-49 |
Douglas Berry (Lib) 1949-54 |
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| Wilfred Coutts (ALP) 1954-58 |
Arthur Chresby (Lib) 1958-61 |
Wilfred Coutts (ALP) 1961-66 |
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| Donald Cameron (Lib) 1966-77 |
Hon Ben Humphreys (ALP) 1977-96 |
Graeme McDougall (Lib) 1996-98 |
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| Hon Kevin Rudd (ALP) 1998-2013 |
Terri Butler (ALP) 2014-22 |
Max Chandler-Mather (Greens) 2022-25 |
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| Renee Coffey (ALP) 2025 |
CURRENT BOUNDARIES
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EARLIER BOUNDARIES
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