Springwood 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 ) , 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_ ...

. The district is based in several suburbs of

Logan City Logan City is a local government area situated within the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City also bor ...

. It is named after the suburb of Springwood and also includes the suburbs of Daisy Hill,

Loganholme Loganholme is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Loganholme had a population of 6,303 people. The majority of the land is used for houses while it has range of other uses. Geography The suburb is bisected by the Pa ...

Rochedale South } Rochedale South is a northern residential suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rochedale South had a population of 15,317 people. Geography Its northern boundaries of Priestdale and Underwood Road form the boundary of ...

and Shailer Park. The electorate was first contested in 1986.

History and political profile

The inaugural member for Springwood was Huan Fraser, who represented the National Party. Labor's Molly Robson defeated Fraser in the 1989 state election. She held the seat in the 1992 election, but lost it to the Liberal's

Luke Woolmer Lucas Scott "Luke" Woolmer (born 25 January 1965) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division), Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 1998, representing the elector ...

in 1995 on the back of the Koala tollway controversy, in which the sitting Labor government had announced plans to build a tollway through a

koala The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (''Phascolarctos cinereus''), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the womb ...

sanctuary. Woolmer won the seat with a 19.4% swing, but narrowly lost it to Labor in 1998. Labor continued to hold the seat in the 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2010 elections. In 2012, John Grant, a Logan City Councillor, won the seat for the Liberal National Party with a 19.47% swing.

History and political profile

Members for Springwood

Election results

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