Condamine is an
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
Queensland
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.
Condamine takes in areas to the north-west, west and south of
Toowoomba
Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 C ...
. It includes a number of small towns, such as
Oakey,
Pittsworth
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Geography
Pittsworth township is south-west of Brisbane via the Warrego Highway, sout ...
,
Cambooya and
Clifton
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*Clifton (surname)
*Clifton (given name)
Places
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**Shire of Clifton
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*Clifton, Nova Scotia ...
. The district is named for the
Condamine River
The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometers (31 ...
which runs through it. Created for the
2009 state election, it was mostly made up of territory previously belonging to the abolished districts of
Cunningham
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and
Darling Downs
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generall ...
. It also drew a small number of voters previously belonging to the district of
Toowoomba South. Originally proposed to be named
Dalby by the
Electoral Commission of Queensland
The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is established under the ''Electoral Act 1992'' as an independent statutory authority, responsible for the impartial conduct of state and local government elections in Queensland.
Functions
The Commi ...
, the name Condamine was adopted instead upon further review.
There was also an earlier district known as Condamine that existed from 1950 to 1992. It was based in the same region.
History
The electorate's re-introduction at the 2009 state election pitted two sitting members against each other. MPs
Ray Hopper
Raymond Gordon Hopper (born 3 March 1960) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2001 to 2015. Originally elected as the member for Darling Downs as an independent in 2001, he joined th ...
and
Stuart Copeland
Stuart William Copeland (born 19 January 1968) is an Australian politician. He was a National/ Liberal National from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Cunningham.
Political career
Copeland won preselection to contest the state sea ...
both had their districts, Darling Downs and Cunningham respectively, abolished and largely absorbed into Condamine. Both had belonged to the
Liberal National Party (LNP). Under the LNP constitution, if a seat is abolished, the sitting member who represents a majority of voters in a successor seat is automatically preselected as LNP candidate. In this case, Hopper automatically gained LNP preselection, as most of Condamine's voters came from Darling Downs. Copeland ran as an independent, only to be defeated by Hopper at the election.
Members for Condamine
Election results
References
External links
Electorate Profile(
Antony Green
Antony John Green (born 2 March 1960) is an Australian psephologist and commentator. He is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's chief election analyst.
Early years and background
Born in Warrington, Lancashire, in northern England, Gree ...
, ABC)
{{Electoral districts of Queensland
Condamine
Darling Downs
Toowoomba
Constituencies established in 1950
Constituencies established in 2009
Constituencies disestablished in 1992
1950 establishments in Australia
2009 establishments in Australia
1992 disestablishments in Australia