Electoral district of Stafford

Stafford is a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.[1]

Stafford Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Stafford 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Jimmy Sullivan
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Stafford
Electors	38,928 (2020)
Area	21 km^2 (8.1 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°24′S 153°1′E
Electorates around Stafford: Aspley Aspley Aspley Everton Stafford Nudgee Cooper McConnel Clayfield

It is located in the inner northern residential suburbs of Brisbane. Suburbs in the current electorate include Stafford, Gordon Park, Grange, Kedron, Stafford Heights, and parts of Chermside, Chermside West, McDowall, Alderley, Wilston, Newmarket and Windsor. The Electorate includes the Prince Charles Hospital.[2]

Stafford was first formed in 1972, when it was won by Labor's Roy Harvey. This changed in 1974 when the seat went to Liberal Terry Gygar. Gygar held the seat until 1983, at which point he lost it to Labor's Denis Murphy, but after Murphy's death Gygar was able to retake the seat at the 1984 Stafford by-election. Gygar was re-elected in 1986 but lost the seat in 1989 to Labor's Rod Welford.[2]

In 1992 the seat was abolished, and Welford moved to Everton. But a redistribution saw the seat recreated in 2001 after Chermside and Kedron were amalgamated. Suburbs in the 2001–2006 electorate included Stafford, Chermside, Gordon Park, Kedron, Lutwyche, Stafford Heights and parts of Albion, Chermside West, Wavell Heights and Wooloowin.[3] Labor's Terry Sullivan held the seat from 2001 to 2006 and Labor's Stirling Hinchliffe until 2012 when Liberal Nationals Chris Davis won the seat.[2]

A 2014 Stafford by-election was held on 19 July as a result of the resignation of Davis. The by-election was won by Labor's Anthony Lynham with a 62 percent two-party vote from a 19.1 percent two-party swing.[2]

Members for Stafford

First incarnation (1972–1992)
Member		Party	Term
	Roy Harvey	Labor	1972–1974
	Terry Gygar	Liberal	1974–1983
	Denis Murphy	Labor	1983–1984
	Terry Gygar	Liberal	1984–1989
	Rod Welford	Labor	1989–1992
Second incarnation (2001–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Terry Sullivan	Labor	2001–2006
	Stirling Hinchliffe	Labor	2006–2012
	Chris Davis	Liberal National	2012–2014
	Anthony Lynham	Labor	2014–2020
	Jimmy Sullivan	Labor	2020–present

Electoral map of Stafford 2008

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Stafford[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jimmy Sullivan	15,472	45.57	−2.53
	Liberal National	Ed Sangjitphun	10,837	31.92	−1.72
	Greens	Stephen Bates	5,578	16.43	−1.85
	One Nation	Kerrie Dwyer	1,006	2.96	+2.96
	Civil Liberties & Motorists	Jeff Hodges	644	1.90	+1.90
	Independent	Anthony Conciatore	417	1.23	+1.23
Total formal votes			33,954	97.62	+1.52
Informal votes			827	2.38	−1.52
Turnout			34,781	89.35	+1.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jimmy Sullivan	21,012	61.88	−0.22
	Liberal National	Ed Sangjitphun	12,942	38.12	+0.22
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.22

References

1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. Green, Antony. "Stafford". ABC Elections: 2012 by-election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
3. "Queensland Electoral Boundaries 1999 (Stafford)" (PDF). State of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
4. 2020 State General Election – Stafford – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.