Cleveland was an
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
from 1992 to 2017.
Based in the northern part of
Redland City Council
Redland City, also known as the Redlands and formerly known as Redland Shire, is a Local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) and a part of Brisbane, Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. With a population of 159 ...
, the district included the suburbs of
Wellington Point
Wellington Point is a residential coastal locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. It is a popular seaside destination within the Brisbane metropolitan area and is notable for a popular walk along a sandbar to King Island which em ...
,
Ormiston
Ormiston is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, near Tranent, Humbie, Pencaitland and Cranston, located on the north bank of the River Tyne at an elevation of about .
The village was the first planned village in Scotland, founded in 173 ...
,
Cleveland
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and
Thornlands. It also covers the entirety of
North Stradbroke Island
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.
In the 2017 electoral redistribution, the
Electoral Commission of Queensland
The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is established under the ''Electoral Act 1992'' as an independent statutory authority, responsible for the impartial conduct of state and local government elections in Queensland.
Functions
The Commi ...
changed the name of the electorate to
Oodgeroo.
Members for Cleveland
Election results
References
External links
Electorate profile(
Antony Green
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, ABC)
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Former electoral districts of Queensland
Constituencies established in 1992
Constituencies disestablished in 2017
1992 establishments in Australia
2017 disestablishments in Australia