Electoral district of Beaudesert

Beaudesert was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1991 to 2017.[1]

Beaudesert
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Beaudesert (2008–2017)
StateQueensland
Dates current1992–2017
MPSeveral
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeBeaudesert
Electors35,644 (2015)
Area4,322 km2 (1,668.7 sq mi)
Coordinates28°2′S 152°48′E

Beaudesert encompassed rural and semi-urban regions located to the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area. Major communities located within this electoral included Beaudesert, Boonah, Aratula, Jimboomba, Tamborine, Canungra and Rathdowney.

The seat was created at the 1991 redistribution largely from the territory of the abolished seat of Fassifern. It was a safe seat for the National Party, and its successor the Liberal National Party, throughout its entire existence, although former member Aidan McLindon left the LNP in 2010 to form The Queensland Party. He subsequently joined and became state leader of Katter's Australian Party in 2011, but lost his seat in 2012.

The seat was removed in the 2017 electoral redistribution, being replaced (approximately) by the new Scenic Rim.[2]

Members
MemberPartyTerm
  Kev Lingard National 1992–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2009
  Aidan McLindon Liberal National 2009–2010
  Independent 2010
  Queensland 2010–2011
  Australian 2011–2012
  Jon Krause Liberal National 2012–2017

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Beaudesert

References
  1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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