Brisbane Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
Created | 1901 |
MP | Stephen Bates |
Party | Greens |
Namesake | Brisbane |
Electors | 97,203 (2013) |
Area | 58 km2 (22.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Brisbane is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named after the city of Brisbane.
At first, the Division of Brisbane included the northern part of the City of Brisbane, but boundary changes cut it back to the inner suburban area.
It includes Alderley, Ascot, Ashgrove, Bowen Hills, Brisbane City, Clayfield, Enoggera, Ferny Grove, Fortitude Valley, Gaythorne, Grange, Hamilton, Hendra, Herston, Kelvin Grove, Keperra, Milton, Mitchelton, New Farm, Newmarket, Newstead, Red Hill, Spring Hill, Upper Kedron, Wilston, Windsor, parts of Bardon, Everton Park, Paddington and Stafford.[1]