Division of Longman

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Longman
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of Longman (green) within Queensland
Created1996
MPWyatt Roy
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeIrene Longman
Electors94,050 (2013)
Area1,239 km2 (478.4 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Irene Longman (1877-1964)

The Division of Longman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1994. The division is named after Irene Longman, the first female member of the Parliament of Queensland and the third woman elected to a parliament in Australia.[1]

Longman covers much of the Moreton Bay Region. It includes Beachmere, Bribie Island, Burpengary, Dakabin, Donnybrook, Kallangur, Ningi, Toorbul, Caboolture, Morayfield, Wamuran Woodford and Narangba.[1]

Members[change | change source]

Member Party Term
  Mal Brough Liberal 1996–2007
  Jon Sullivan Labor 2007–2010
  Wyatt Roy Liberal National 2010–present

Election results[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Longman (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

Other websites[change | change source]

Coordinates: 27°00′50″S 152°53′42″E / 27.014°S 152.895°E / -27.014; 152.895