Electoral district of Chatsworth

Chatsworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane and stretches north to Tingalpa, west to Carina Heights, east to Tingalpa Creek and south to Bulimba Creek.[1]

Chatsworth Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Chatsworth, 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1960–present
MP	Steve Minnikin
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Chatsworth Road
Electors	35,668 (2020)
Area	57 km^2 (22.0 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°30′S 153°8′E
Electorates around Chatsworth: Bulimba Lytton Lytton Greenslopes Chatsworth Capalaba Mansfield Mansfield Capalaba

2008 Electoral map

Unusually for a suburban seat, the district of Chatsworth is not named after a suburb within its boundaries but is instead named after Chatsworth Road.[2] This even though Chatsworth Road does not fall within the present district of Chatsworth; it runs through the neighbouring district of Greenslopes.[3]

Members for Chatsworth

Member		Party	Term
	Thomas Hiley	Liberal	1960–1966
	Bill Hewitt	Liberal	1966–1977
	Terry Mackenroth	Labor	1977–2005
	Michael Caltabiano	Liberal	2005–2006
	Chris Bombolas	Labor	2006–2009
	Steve Kilburn	Labor	2009–2012
	Steve Minnikin	Liberal National	2012–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Chatsworth[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Steve Minnikin	14,614	46.29	−3.54
	Labor	Lisa O'Donnell	12,497	39.59	+1.56
	Greens	Kathryn Fry	2,941	9.32	−2.83
	One Nation	Aaron Clarke	965	3.06	+3.06
	Informed Medical Options	Madonna Guy	362	1.15	+1.15
	United Australia	Andrew Crook	191	0.61	+0.61
Total formal votes			31,570	97.53	+1.61
Informal votes			800	2.47	−1.61
Turnout			32,370	90.75	+0.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Steve Minnikin	16,191	51.29	−1.62
	Labor	Lisa O'Donnell	15,379	48.71	+1.62
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−1.62

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. "History of Electoral District Names". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
3. "2008 Queensland State Redistribution: Greenslopes". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009.
4. 2020 State General Election – Chatsworth – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)