Sunnybank was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1992 to 2001, and again from 2009 to 2017.[1]
| Sunnybank Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Sunnybank (2008–2017) | |
| State | Queensland |
| Dates current | 1992–2001; 2009–2017 |
| Namesake | Sunnybank |
| Electors | 30,239 (2015) |
| Area | 41 km2 (15.8 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 27°35′S 153°2′E / 27.583°S 153.033°E |
The district was based in the area of southern suburbs of Brisbane previously named as the suburb of Sunnybank before Sunnybank was broken up into smaller suburbs. It was first created for the 1992 state election only to be abolished ahead of the 2001 state election, essentially replaced by the new district of Stretton.
Sunnybank was revived as an electorate for the 2009 state election to replace the abolished district of Mount Gravatt. It was abolished ahead of the 2017 election and replaced by the seat of Toohey.
Members for Sunnybank
edit| First incarnation (1992–2001) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Stephen Robertson | Labor | 1992–2001 | |
| Second incarnation (2009–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Judy Spence | Labor | 2009–2012 | |
| Mark Stewart | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
| Peter Russo | Labor | 2015–2017 | |
Election results
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.