Electoral district of Barron River

Barron River
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Barron River, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1972–present
MPBree James
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeBarron River
Electors37,492 (2020)
Area568 km2 (219.3 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates16°51′S 145°44′E / 16.850°S 145.733°E / -16.850; 145.733
Electorates around Barron River:
Cook Cook Coral Sea
Cook Barron River Cairns
Cook Mulgrave Mulgrave
2008 electoral map

Barron River is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Created at the 1971 redistribution, it currently covers the northern suburbs of Cairns, as well as Kuranda. The Barron River from which the electorate derives its name runs through its centre. It is bordered by the districts of Cook to the north and west, Cairns to the southeast and Mulgrave to the south.

Members for Barron River

Member Party Term
  Bill Wood Labor 1972–1974
  Martin Tenni National 1974–1989
  Lesley Clark Labor 1989–1995
  Lyn Warwick Liberal 1995–1998
  Lesley Clark Labor 1998–2006
  Steve Wettenhall Labor 2006–2012
  Michael Trout Liberal National 2012–2015
  Craig Crawford Labor 2015–2024
  Bree James Liberal National 2024–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Barron River
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Barron River.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Barron River[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Bree James 13,612 39.72 +1.12
Labor Craig Crawford 11,208 32.71 −6.79
Greens Denise Crew 3,564 10.40 −2.70
One Nation Peter Eicens 3,032 8.85 +2.95
Katter's Australian Ben Campbell 2,851 8.32 +8.32
Total formal votes 34,267 95.95 −0.79
Informal votes 1,448 4.05 +0.79
Turnout 35,715 86.23
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Bree James 18,403 53.70 +6.76
Labor Craig Crawford 15,864 46.30 −6.76
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +6.76
Primary vote results in Barron River (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal National
  Liberal
  Country/National
  Greens
  One Nation
  Katter's Australian
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Barron River

References

  1. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "2024 State General Election – Barron River – District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.