Townsville is an
electoral district of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
Queensland. The seat is one of four within the
Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
urban area in North Queensland, and covers the Eastern and Northern suburbs of the City of Townsville as well as
Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island ( Wulguru: Yunbenun) is an island offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This mountainous island in Cleveland Bay has effectively become a suburb of Townsville, with 2,335 permanent residents. The islan ...
and
Palm Island.
Significant features in Townsville within the electorate are;
The Strand, the
Port of Townsville,
Townsville Airport
Townsville Airport is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Townsville, Queensland. The airport is also known as Townsville International Airport, and Garbutt Airport, a reference to its location in the Townsville sub ...
,
RAAF Garbutt,
Castle Hill, Museum of Tropical Queensland, Reef HQ, various administrative centres for Local, State and federal Governments. Suburbs of Townsville within the Electorate include;
Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
,
North Ward,
Castle Hill,
Belgian Gardens,
West End,
Hyde Park,
Garbutt,
Mount Louisa,
Currajong,
Railway Estate
Railway Estate is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Railway Estate had a population of 2,852 people.
Geography
Railway Estate is located on the south end of Ross Island, bounded by Ross Creek to ...
,
South Townsville,
Rowes Bay,
Bohle and
Pallarenda.
Two populated islands fall within the electorate; Magnetic Island and Palm Island, each have about 2500 residents,
93% of Palm Island's inhabitants are Indigenous.
This State electorate falls completely within the eastern portion of the Federal
Division of Herbert. It encompasses the local government areas of
Palm Island and parts of
Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
.
Townsville Electorate is bordered by the
Hinchinbrook (North),
Burdekin
The Shire of Burdekin is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen in the delta of the Burdekin River.
It covers an area of , and has existe ...
(South),
Mundingburra (South and West) and
Thuringowa
Thuringowa Central is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Thuringowa Central had a population of 2,023 people.
Geography
Shaped like an inverted letter "T", Thuringowa Central consists of residen ...
(West) Electorates.
History
The Electoral district of Townsville was created in 1878, then the Additional Members Act of 1885 (which took effect late 1885 / early 1886) was divided in two, one retaining the name of Townsville, the other becoming
Musgrave which existed until 1923. From late 1885 it was determined that the Townsville Electorate would elect two representatives to the Legislative Assembly.
Premier
Robert Philp
Sir Robert Philp, (28 December 1851 – 17 June 1922) was a Queensland businessman and politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1899 to September 1903 and again from November 1907 to February 1908.
Early life
Philp was born in ...
(Premier 1899-1903 and 1907–08) was elected as one of the two Townsville members when his previous Electorate of Musgrave absorbed. His parliamentary activity was mainly in support of North Queensland and his own business interests - extending railway links to North Queensland, and the abolition of import tariffs. When the import of Pacific Islanders was temporarily halted in 1892 Philp was instrumental in securing its resumption.
In 1912 the
Electoral district of Mundingburra
Mundingburra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It is currently held by Labor Party MP Les Walker.
Overview
The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queen ...
was created to accommodate for the return to universal single member electorates. 1923 saw the further reduction in size of the Electorate with the northern part of the city ceded to
Kennedy and the southern part to
Mundingburra, and in 1959 it was abolished and divided into the two electorates of
South Townsville and
North Townsville. The 1971 redistribution recreated the Electorate with new neighbours,
Townsville West and
Townsville South, Townsville included most of the Northern part of the City and some rural areas which were formerly in
Hinchinbrook. The Electorate was reduced in size again in 1986 redistribution with a new neighbour of
Townsville East. When Townsville East was abolished in 1991 Townsville Electorate gained land but lost land in the South-West corner to the newly re-created seat of Mundingburra.
[
In ]1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
Mike Reyolds was elected as the new Member for the Townsville Electorate taking over from retiring Labor Member Ken Geoff Smith and was immediately appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier in North Queensland. After increasing the Townsville margin in 2001 Reynolds was promoted to Cabinet as Minister for Emergency Services and Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland. In 2004, Reynolds was moved to the new Child Safety Ministry with Ministerial responsibilities for adoptions, child protection services, foster/kinship carers etc.
After the 2006 election, Reynolds was elected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland by the 52nd Parliament on 10 October 2006.
Members for Townsville
Election results
References
External links
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{{Electoral districts of Queensland
Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
Townsville