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Leichhardt
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Leichhardt (green) within QueenslandCreated: 1949 MP: Warren Entsch Party: Liberal National Namesake: Ludwig Leichhardt Area: 148,988 km² (57,525 sq mi) Demographic: Rural The Division of Leichhardt is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1949. It is one of Australia's largest electorates, covering an area stretching from Cairns to Cape York and the Torres Strait, including the Torres Strait Islands.
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About the electorate
The division is named after Ludwig Leichhardt, an explorer and scientist.
Most of the electorate is almost uninhabited except for small Aboriginal communities, but the extreme southeast, consisting of the northern half of the Wet Tropics, with rich volcanic soils instead of the extraordinarily infertile lateritic sands and gravels of Cape York proper, is quite densely populated and includes urban Cairns. There are small, intensive sugar cane, banana and mango farms in this region, though they are prone to damage from droughts and cyclones.
As of the 2010 Australian federal election, the electorate of Leichhardt is no longer a bellwether seat. It was a bellwether seat from the election of 1972 to 2010.
Members
Member Party Term Tom Gilmore Country 1949–1951 Henry Bruce Labor 1951–1958 Bill Fulton Labor 1958–1975 David Thomson National 1975–1983 John Gayler Labor 1983–1993 Peter Dodd Labor 1993–1996 Warren Entsch Liberal 1996–2007 Jim Turnour Labor 2007–2010 Warren Entsch Liberal National 2010–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of LeichhardtAustralian federal election, 2010: Leichhardt Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Warren Entsch 37,828 47.40 +4.66 Labor Jim Turnour 27,662 34.66 -8.37 Greens Neville St John-Wood 7,232 9.06 +1.44 Independent Jen Sackley 2,556 3.20 +3.20 Independent Yodie Batzke 1,700 2.13 +2.13 Family First Shannon McSweeney 1,461 1.83 +0.53 Independent Steve Lane 1,373 1.72 +1.72 Total formal votes 79,812 94.09 -0.89 Informal votes 5,017 5.91 +0.89 Turnout 84,829 91.08 -1.38 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal National Warren Entsch 43,539 54.55 +8.61 Labor Jim Turnour 36,273 45.45 -8.61 Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +8.61 References
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland Blair · Bonner · Bowman · Brisbane · Capricornia · Dawson · Dickson · Fadden · Fairfax · Fisher · Flynn · Forde · Griffith · Groom · Herbert · Hinkler · Kennedy · Leichhardt · Lilley · Longman · Maranoa · McPherson · Moncrieff · Moreton · Oxley · Petrie · Rankin · Ryan · Wide Bay · Wright
Abolished: Darling Downs · Oxley (1901-34)
Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern TerritoriesCoordinates: 14°21′25″S 143°07′16″E / 14.357°S 143.121°E
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