Toowoomba North is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1972 redistribution. It replaced the abolished electorate of Toowoomba West.
It covers the northern and inner western suburbs of the city of Toowoomba (Cranley, Harlaxton, Mount Lofty, Prince Henry Heights, Rockville, Wilsonton, Wetala, as well as the northern parts of North and East Toowoomba. It also includes the urban fringe area of Blue Mountain Heights and the townships of Meringandan and Spring Bluff and the satellite town of Highfields. It excludes the western suburbs of Toowoomba, (i.e. those in Jondaryan Shire) which are in Darling Downs.
The electorate is currently represented by Kerry Shine, Attorney General in the Australian Labor Party government of Anna Bligh.
[edit] Members for Toowoomba North
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