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The Division of Leichhardt is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1949. It is one of Australia's largest electorates, covering an area stretching from Cairns to Cape York and the Torres Strait, including the Torres Strait Islands.
[edit] About the electorate
The division is named after Friedrich Leichhardt, an explorer and scientist.
Most of the electorate is almost uninhabited except for small Aboriginal communities, but the extreme southeast, consisting of the northern half of the Wet Tropics, with rich volcanic soils instead of the extraordinarily infertile lateritic sands and gravels of Cape York proper, is quite densely populated and includes urban Cairns. There are small, intensive sugar cane, banana and mango farms in this region, though they are prone to damage from droughts and cyclones.
[edit] Members
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Leichhardt |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Jim Turnour |
35,762 |
43.12 |
+12.08 |
|
Liberal |
Charlie McKillop |
32,187 |
38.81 |
-14.80 |
|
Greens |
Sue Cory |
6,219 |
7.50 |
+0.99 |
|
National |
Ian Crossland |
3,303 |
3.98 |
+3.98 |
|
Independent |
Selwyn Johnston |
1,448 |
1.75 |
+1.75 |
|
Independent |
Norman Miller |
1,090 |
1.31 |
+1.31 |
|
Family First |
Ben Jacobsen |
1,087 |
1.31 |
-1.38 |
|
Independent |
Damian Bynes |
917 |
1.11 |
+1.11 |
|
Democrats |
Bridgette Lennox |
472 |
0.57 |
-0.69 |
|
Independent |
Tony Hudson |
320 |
0.39 |
+0.39 |
|
Independent |
Rata Hami Pugh |
139 |
0.17 |
+0.17 |
| Total formal votes |
82,944 |
94.95 |
+0.95 |
| Informal votes |
4,416 |
5.05 |
-0.95 |
| Turnout |
87,360 |
92.67 |
+0.25 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result
|
|
Labor |
Jim Turnour |
44,800 |
54.01 |
+14.27 |
|
Liberal |
Charlie McKillop |
38,144 |
45.99 |
-14.27 |
|
Labor gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+14.27 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2004: Leichhardt |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Warren Entsch |
41,377 |
53.35 |
+4.59 |
|
Labor |
Jim Turnour |
24,305 |
31.34 |
-1.83 |
|
Greens |
Neville St John-Wood |
5,020 |
6.47 |
+1.23 |
|
Independent |
Jen Sackley |
3,789 |
4.89 |
+4.89 |
|
Family First |
Ric Lippmann |
2,100 |
3.71 |
+2.71 |
|
Democrats |
Allen Reid |
972 |
1.25 |
-2.31 |
| Total formal votes |
77,563 |
93.97 |
-0.11 |
| Informal votes |
4,976 |
6.03 |
+0.11 |
| Turnout |
82,539 |
91.16 |
-2.89 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Liberal |
Warren Entsch |
46,541 |
60.00 |
+3.61 |
|
Labor |
Jim Turnour |
31,022 |
40.00 |
-3.61 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+3.61 |
|
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