The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

History

The division was created in 1949 and is named after

T. J. Ryan Thomas Joseph Ryan (1 July 1876 – 1 August 1921) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919, as leader of the state Labor Party. He resigned to enter federal politics, sitting in the House of Represe ...

Premier of Queensland The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland. By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is ap ...

from 1915 to 1919. Ryan is located in south east Queensland, and is generally based on the western suburbs of the City of

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

Location

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the

Australian Electoral Commission The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is the independent federal agency in charge of organising, conducting and supervising federal Australian elections, by-elections and referendums. Responsibilities The AEC's main responsibility is to ...

. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. The Division of Ryan encompasses a number of whole and part suburbs and localities: * Anstead * Ashgrove (western and north-western part) * Auchenflower * Banks Creek (within

City of Brisbane The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainl ...

) * Bardon (southern part) *

Bellbowrie Bellbowrie is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the Bellbowrie had a population of 5,462 people. Bellbowrie is on the northern side of the Brisbane River and lies west-southwest of Brisbane's city centre. It is a ...

* Brookfield *

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* England Creek (within City of Brisbane) * Enoggera (western part) * Enoggera Reservoir * Ferny Grove * Fig Tree Pocket *

Gaythorne Gaythorne is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gaythorne had a population of 3,023 people. Geography Gaythorne is located seven kilometres north-west of the Brisbane central business district. It is bounded to ...

Indooroopilly Indooroopilly is a riverside suburb 7km west of the Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia. In the , Indooroopilly had a population of 12,242 people. Geography Indooroopilly is bounded to the south and south-east by the median of the Brisbane Riv ...

* Kenmore * Kenmore Hills *

Keperra Keperra is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Keperra had a population of 6,807 people. It is located by road north-west of the Brisbane GPO. Geography The railway line running east between Keperra, Grovely, ...

Lake Manchester Lake Manchester is both a lake in the City of Brisbane and the surrounding suburbs and localities (Australia), locality which is split between the City of Brisbane and Somerset Region in Queensland, Australia. It is west of the CBD. In the , ...

(within City of Brisbane) *

Mitchelton Mitchelton is a north-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mitchelton had a population of 8,559 people. Geography The suburb is located by road from the Brisbane GPO. Mitchelton is part of the northwestern s ...

Moggill Moggill is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Moggill had a population of 4,641 people. Geography Moggill is about by from the Brisbane GPO. The Brisbane River bounds the suburb to the east, south and west w ...

Mount Coot-tha Mount Coot-tha is a mountain and a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , there were no residents in the suburb. Visible from much of the city, Mount Coot-tha is a popular bushland tourist destination including the Mou ...

Paddington Paddington is an area within the City of Westminster, in Central London. First a medieval parish then a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Three important landmarks of the district are Paddi ...

(southern part) * Pinjarra Hills *

Pullenvale Pullenvale is a western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pullenvale had a population of 3,179 people. Geography Mount Elphinstone is in the north of the locality () and rises to above sea level. Pullenvale is ...

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Taringa Taringa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Taringa had a population of 8,376 people. Geography Taringa is by road south-west of the Brisbane GPO. The suburb of Taringa borders Brisbane's Mt Coot-Tha, Indo ...

The Gap The Gap may refer to: Places Australia * The Gap, New South Wales, a locality near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales * The Gap, Northern Territory, a suburb of Alice Springs, Northern Territory * The Gap, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland ...

Toowong Toowong is a riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toowong had a population of 10,830 people. Geography Toowong is situated between Mount Coot-tha and the Brisbane River and is made up of rolling hills w ...

* Upper Brookfield *

Upper Kedron Upper Kedron is a outer north-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Upper Kedron had a population of 4,180 people. Geography Upper Kedron is located north-west of the Brisbane CBD. Upper Kedron is a resid ...

Members

Election results

References

External links

Division of Ryan (Qld)
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