Gaven is a

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locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

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, Australia. In the , Gaven had a population of 1,558 people.

Geography

It is immediately north of

Nerang Nerang is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Nerang had a population of 16,864 people. Geography The Nerang River flows through the locality from south to east, passing through the town. The river u ...

.Gaven
. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved on 7 January 2013. The eastern boundary of the suburb is marked by the Pacific Motorway.

History

It was named after

Eric Gaven Eric John Gaven (16 March 1905 – 18 January 1974) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Gaven was born at Brisbane, Queensland, the son of William Henry Gaven and his wife Emily Mary (née Price). He was educated at ...

, a councillor on the

Nerang Shire Council The Shire of Nerang was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia. The shire existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1949. History On 11 November 1879, the Nerang Division was created as one of 74 divisions withi ...

from 1935 to 1949 and chairman of the newly-established

Albert Shire Council The Shire of Albert was a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. It was named after the Pri ...

in 1949-1950. He won the seat of

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ...

at the

1950 Queensland state election Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 29 April 1950 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its seventh continuous term in office since the 1932 election; it would be ...

for the Country Party. He held the seat for 10 years before it was abolished for the

1960 Queensland state election Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 28 May 1960 to elect the 78 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election followed the enactment of the ''Electoral Districts Act 1958'' which increased the Assembly from ...

and Gaven then won the new seat of

South Coast South Coast is a name often given to coastal areas to the south of a geographical region or major metropolitan area. Geographical Australia *South Coast (New South Wales), the coast of New South Wales, Australia, south of Sydney * South Coast (Q ...

, which he held until 1966. He won the seat of

at the

for the Country Party. He held the seat for 10 years before it was abolished for the

and Gaven then won the new seat of

, which he held until 1966. Gaven State School opened on 27 January 1995 but is now within the boundaries of neighbouring Oxenford. In the Gaven had a population of 1,583 people.

References

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* {{Localities in Gold Coast Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland Localities in Queensland