Electoral district of Ashgrove
Former state electoral district of Queensland, Australia
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Ashgrove was a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia from 1960 to 2017.[1]
- Labor (4 times)
- Liberal (3 times)
- Liberal National (once)
| Ashgrove Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Ashgrove (2008—2017) | |
| State | Queensland |
| Dates current | 1960–2017 |
| MP | Several |
| Party |
|
| Namesake | Ashgrove |
| Electors | 33,278 (2015) |
| Area | 68.9 km2 (26.6 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 27°25′S 152°54′E |
It was located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, encompassing Alderley, Ashgrove, Enoggera, The Gap and Newmarket. The electorate also contained the Enoggera Army Barracks and the Enoggera Reservoir, a state forest.
In the 2012 state election LNP leader Campbell Newman won the seat, and following his party's success in that election became Premier. In the 2015 election, Kate Jones, who had held the seat for Labor from 2006 to 2012, reclaimed the seat. In losing his seat and the Premiership, Newman became just the second Premier in Queensland history to be defeated in his electorate.
Ashgrove was abolished in the 2017 electoral redistribution, mostly being replaced by Cooper.[2]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Tooth | Liberal | 1960–1974 | |
| John Greenwood | Liberal | 1974–1983 | |
| Tom Veivers | Labor | 1983–1986 | |
| Alan Sherlock | Liberal | 1986–1989 | |
| Jim Fouras | Labor | 1989–2006 | |
| Kate Jones | Labor | 2006–2012 | |
| Campbell Newman | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
| Kate Jones | Labor | 2015–2017 | |
2015 election results
Polling
| Date | Poll | TPP vote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALP | LNP | ||
| 2015 election | 54.3% | 45.7% | |
| 27 January 2015 | ReachTEL[3] | 54% | 46% |
| 13 January 2015 | ReachTEL[4] | 53% | 47% |
| 28 September 2014 | ReachTEL[5] | 56% | 44% |
| 4 September 2014 | ReachTEL[6] | 58% | 42% |
| 22 July 2014 | ReachTEL[7] | 53% | 47% |
| 26 March 2014 | ReachTEL[8] | 54% | 46% |
| 14 February 2014 | Galaxy[9] | 53% | 47% |
| 27 November 2013 | ReachTEL[10] | 52% | 48% |
| 6 August 2012 | ReachTEL[11] | 51.5% | 48.5% |
| 2012 election | 44.3% | 55.7% | |
| 21 March 2012 | ReachTEL[12] | 48.7% | 51.3% |
| 5 March 2012 | ReachTEL[12] | 51.5% | 48.5% |
| 9 February 2012 | ReachTEL[12] | 49% | 51% |
| 11 January 2012 | ReachTEL[12] | 45.2% | 54.8% |
| 8 December 2011 | ReachTEL[12] | 45.4% | 54.6% |
| 7 November 2011 | ReachTEL[12] | 46% | 54% |
| 5 October 2011 | ReachTEL[12] | 43.5% | 56.5% |
| 6 September 2011 | ReachTEL[12] | 48% | 52% |
| Jul 2011 | Newspoll | 45% | 55% |
| May 2011 | ReachTEL[13] | 50.1% | 49.9% |
| May 2011 | LNP | 47% | 53% |
| 2009 election | 57.1% | 42.9% | |