Electoral district of Barron River

Barron River is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Barron River Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Barron River, 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1972–present
MP	Craig Crawford
Party	Labor
Namesake	T C Barron, police clerk
Electors	37,492 (2020)
Area	568 km^2 (219.3 sq mi)
Coordinates	16°51′S 145°44′E
Electorates around Barron River: Cook Cook Coral Sea Cook Barron River Cairns Cook Mulgrave Mulgrave

2008 Electoral map

Created at the 1971 redistribution, it currently covers the northern suburbs of Cairns, as well as Kuranda. The Barron River from which the electorate derives its name runs through its centre. It is bordered by the districts of Cook to the north and west, Cairns to the southeast and Mulgrave to the south.

Members for Barron River

Member		Party	Term
	Bill Wood	Labor	1972–1974
	Martin Tenni	National	1974–1989
	Lesley Clark	Labor	1989–1995
	Lyn Warwick	Liberal	1995–1998
	Lesley Clark	Labor	1998–2006
	Steve Wettenhall	Labor	2006–2012
	Michael Trout	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Craig Crawford	Labor	2015–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Barron River[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Crawford	12,385	39.46	+5.98
	Liberal National	Linda Cooper	12,092	38.53	+7.90
	Greens	Aaron McDonald	4,134	13.17	+0.65
	One Nation	Susan Andrews	1,852	5.90	−10.88
	Informed Medical Options	Adam Rowe	575	1.83	+1.83
	United Australia	Jenny Brown	345	1.10	+1.10
Total formal votes			31,383	96.74	+1.38
Informal votes			1,059	3.26	−1.38
Turnout			32,442	86.53	+2.58
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Crawford	16,653	53.06	+1.20
	Liberal National	Linda Cooper	14,730	46.94	−1.20
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.20

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. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. 2020 State General Election – Barron River – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)