Brisbane (constituency)
Coordinates: 27 ° 26 ' S , 153 ° 2' E
The Brisbane constituency is one of 150 constituencies used to elect the Australian House of Representatives . It is located in the city of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland and was founded in 1900. It is one of the first 75 constituencies in Australia.
The original boundaries included the northern part of Brisbane. Over the years the borders have been shifted slightly several times. Today it covers the area between the city center and the western parts of the city. These include the neighborhoods: Alderley , Ashgrove , Bowen Hills , Brisbane City , Clayfield , Enoggera , Ferny Grove , Fortitude Valley , Gaythorne , Grange , Herston , Kelvin Grove , Keperra , Milton , Mitchelton , New Farm , Newmarket , Newstead , Red Hill , Spring Hill , Upper Kedron , Wilston , Windsor and parts of Bardon , Everton Park , Paddington and Stafford .
Teresa Gambaro of the Liberal National Party has been the incumbent MP for the constituency since 2010 .
Previous MPs
| Surname | Political party | Terms of office |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Macdonald-Paterson | Protectionist Party | 1901-1903 |
| independent | 1903-1903 | |
| Millice Culpin | Australian Labor Party | 1903-1906 |
| Justin Foxton | Anti-Socialist Party | 1906-1909 |
| Commonwealth Liberal Party | 1909-1910 | |
| William Finlayson | Australian Labor Party | 1910-1919 |
| Donald Charles Cameron | Nationalist Party of Australia | 1919-1931 |
| George Lawson | Australian Labor Party | 1931-1961 |
| Manfred Cross | Australian Labor Party | 1961-1975 |
| Peter Johnson | Liberal Party of Australia | 1975-1980 |
| Manfred Cross | Australian Labor Party | 1980-1990 |
| Arch Bevis | Australian Labor Party | 1990-2010 |
| Teresa Gambaro | Liberal National Party | 2010– |