Electoral district of Condamine

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

Condamine
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Condamine, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1950–1992; 2009–present
MPPat Weir
PartyLiberal National Party
NamesakeCondamine River
Electors37,883 (2020)
Area6,563 km2 (2,534.0 sq mi)
Coordinates27°24′S 151°38′E
Electorates around Condamine:
Warrego Nanango Nanango
Warrego Condamine Toowoomba North
Toowoomba South
Southern Downs Southern Downs Lockyer
Electoral map of Condamine 2008

Condamine takes in areas to the north-west, west and south of Toowoomba. It includes a number of small towns, such as Oakey, Pittsworth, Cambooya and Clifton. The district is named for the Condamine River which runs through it. Created for the 2009 state election, it was mostly made up of territory previously belonging to the abolished districts of Cunningham and Darling Downs. It also drew a small number of voters previously belonging to the district of Toowoomba South. Originally proposed to be named Dalby by the Electoral Commission of Queensland, the name Condamine was adopted instead upon further review.

There was also an earlier district known as Condamine that existed from 1950 to 1992. It was based in the same region.

History

The electorate's re-introduction at the 2009 state election pitted two sitting members against each other. MPs Ray Hopper and Stuart Copeland both had their districts, Darling Downs and Cunningham respectively, abolished and largely absorbed into Condamine. Both had belonged to the Liberal National Party (LNP). Under the LNP constitution, if a seat is abolished, the sitting member who represents a majority of voters in a successor seat is automatically preselected as LNP candidate. In this case, Hopper automatically gained LNP preselection, as most of Condamine's voters came from Darling Downs. Copeland ran as an independent, only to be defeated by Hopper at the election.

Members for Condamine

First incarnation (1950–1992)
MemberPartyTerm
  Eric Allpass Country 1950–1953
  Les Diplock Labor 1953–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1960
  Vic Sullivan Country 1960–1974
  National 1974–1983
  Brian Littleproud National 1983–1992
Second incarnation (2009–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ray Hopper Liberal National 2009–2012
  Katter's Australian 2012–2015
  Pat Weir Liberal National 2015–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Condamine[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Pat Weir 18,466 54.66 +12.86
Labor Brendon Huybregts 7,775 23.02 +4.98
One Nation Greg Priebe 5,286 15.65 −8.13
Greens Sean Womersley 1,659 4.91 −0.07
United Australia Nui Harris 595 1.76 +1.76
Total formal votes 33,781 97.14 +0.47
Informal votes 993 2.86 −0.47
Turnout 34,774 91.79 −0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Pat Weir 23,376 69.20 +9.30
Labor Brendon Huybregts 10,405 30.80 +30.80
Liberal National hold  

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 – Condamine – District Summary, ECQ.
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