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
StateQueensland
Dates current1960–present
MPSteve Minnikin
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeChatsworth Road
Electors35,668 (2020)
Area57 km2 (22.0 sq mi)
Coordinates27°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
MemberPartyTerm
  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
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Chatsworth
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Chatsworth[edit]
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.
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