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Yeerongpilly
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
State or territory: Queensland
Dates current: 2001-present
MP: Simon Finn
Party: Labor
Namesake: Yeerongpilly

The Electoral district of Yeerongpilly is a Legislative Assembly electorate the state of Queensland. Named for the suburb with the same name, the electorate was renamed before the 2001 elections, from the previous name of Yeronga. While only one of the three Yeronga members were Labor, the seat has been considered a strong Labor electorate since the renaming. The district's two members have both been from the Labor Party, and Simon Finn, the current member, was elected in the 2004 election.

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[edit] Geography

Yeerongpilly is bordered by the Brisbane River and Oxley Creek to the north and west, while the electoral districts of Greenslopes, Mansfield, South Brisbane and Sunnybank border it on the east and south. The division includes suburbs in Brisbane's inner south, including Annerley, Fairfield, Moorooka, Nathan, Rocklea, Salisbury, Tarragindi, Yeronga, and Yeerongpilly. Many landmarks, including the Nathan campus of Griffith University and the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre fall in the electorate.[1][2]

[edit] Demographics

As redistributions alter an electorate's area and demographic profile, the 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is the main source of information relating to the electorate. At the time of the 2006 census, the median age was thirty-five, as opposed to the state average of thirty-six.[3][4] 69.5% of residents were born in Australia, below the state average of 75.2%. The percentage of Catholicism and Irreligion followers is in line with state averages, yet Anglicanism is somewhat less. At 27.4%, the percentage of professionals as an occupation was considerably higher than both the state average, 17.1%, and the national average, 19.8%.[3][4] The percentage of labourers and managers, however, were lower than the national averages. The median income of the district is similar to the rest of the nation.[3] The suburb of Yeerongpilly is noted for its large Asian population, and the district's Sudanese-born population is twelve times the national average.[3]

[edit] History

The electorate of Yeronga was formed in 1950, with the Liberal Party's Henry Noble holding the seat for fourteen years. Norman Lee, also of the Liberal party, then held the seat until 1989. Matt Foley of the Labor party then won the seat. In 2001, the seat was renamed to Yeerongpilly. At the 2004 state election, Matt Foley chose not to run for the seat again, with Simon Finn taking his place in the seat.[1] In the 2006 redistribution, the suburbs of Archerfield, Coopers Plains, Queensland and Tennyson were lost, yet the suburbs of Fairfield, Terragindi and Wellers Hill were gained.[1]

[edit] Members for Yeerongpilly

Member Party Term
  Matt Foley Australian Labor Party 2001–2004
  Simon Finn Australian Labor Party 2004–present

[edit] Results

State Election 2006: Yeerongpilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Finn 12,445 63.7 –3.4
Liberal Marie Jackson 7,340 30.40 +4.7
Greens Sean McConnell 3,746 15.5 +2.4
Independent Rod Watson 564 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 24,095 98.07
Informal votes 473 1.93 –0.01
Turnout 24,586 90.6
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Simon Finn 14,263 63.7 –3.4
Liberal Marie Jackson 8,112 36.3 +3.4
Labor hold Swing –0.8

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