Electoral district of Thuringowa

The Electoral district of Thuringowa is an electorate in the Legislative Assembly of the state of Queensland, Australia.

The division encompasses suburbs of the former City of Thuringowa on the western edge of Townsville in North Queensland, stretching from Deeragun in the north to Kelso in the south. It includes the suburbs of Bushland Beach, Shaw, Thuringowa Central, Rasmussen, Condon and Kirwan.cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2006/guide/thur.htm|title=ABC Electorate guide|accessdate=2006-12-14] cite web|url=http://www.teambeattie.com/01_cms/details.asp?ID=115|title=Team Beattie Electorate guide|accessdate=2006-12-21]

The Electorate is bordered by the Hinchinbrook (North and West), Burdekin (South), Mundingburra and Townsville (both East) Electorates.cite web|url=http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/profiles/Thuringowa/Map.pdf|title=Electoral Commission of Queensland map of Electorate|accessdate=2006-12-15] The Electorate has become increasingly urbanised and with 31,985 voters, the Electorate has a population 13.13% larger than the average in Queenslandcite web|url=http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/profiles/currentEnrolmentFigures.html|title=Electoral Commission of Queensland|accessdate=2006-12-15] and therefore will probably be reduced significantly in the upcoming redistribution.cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20836410-29277,00.html|title=The Australian, "Premier announces electoral redistribution", 28 Nov 2006|accessdate=2006-12-15]

Thuringowa is currently a safe Labor Party seat, held by Hon Craig Wallace MP, a former City Council advisor to former Mayor of Townsville Tony Mooney, he is now Minister for Natural Resources and Water and Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland in the Beattie Government.

History

The Electoral district of Thuringowa was created relatively recently in 1986, mostly from the western section of the Townsville Electorate.cite web|url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/historical/documents/electionsReferendums/electoratelist.pdf|title=REPRESENTATIVES OF QUEENSLAND STATE ELECTORATES 1860 - 2006|accessdate=2007-01-15]

Thuringowa Electorate was one of eleven State seats held by Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party from 1998, until it was returned to Labor in the 2001 landslide.

In 2004 the one term sitting member, Anita Phillips did not recontest, instead choosing to challenge Peter Lindsay (unsuccessfully) for the Federal Division of Herbert.

Labor's Craig Wallace has held the seat since 2004. In the 2006 election Thuringowa went against the state-wide trend of a slight swing against Labor, Mr. Wallace achieved a swing towards Labor of 16.2% primary vote and 9.5% two party preferred.cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2006/results/thur.htm|title=ABC Election result guide|accessdate=2006-12-14] Immediately after the election he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for North Queensland, cite web|url=http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=48298|title=Media Statement - PREMIER AND DEPUTY TAKE CHARGE OF DELIVERING WATER GRID|accessdate=2006-12-14] and two months later was promoted to Cabinet as the new Minister for Natural Resources and Water and Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland when a Cabinet vacancy was created by the resignation of then Attorney-General Linda Lavarch in late October 2006. cite web|url=http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=48739|title=Media Statement - PREMIER ANNOUNCES NEW MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS|accessdate=2006-12-14]

Members for Thuringowa

2006 Results

References