Logan 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 ...

in southern

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_ ...

, Australia. Logan encompasses urban and semi-rural environments on the southern outskirts of the

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 ...

metropolitan area. Major locations within the electoral district include

Browns Plains Browns Plains is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Browns Plains had a population of 6,309 people. Browns Plains is generally used as a name for both the Browns Plains suburb and the former estates which all utilis ...

, Crestmead, Park Ridge and North Maclean.

History

The electoral district of Logan was established under the 1872 Electoral Districts Act which excised the southern part of the Electoral district of East Moreton (the

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area). Successive redistributions shifted the boundaries northwards towards

. It was abolished in the 1949 redistribution, being mostly absorbed into the Electoral district of Coorparoo and the

Electoral district of Yeronga Yeronga was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 2001. The district was based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane and named for the suburb of Yeronga. Members for Yeronga El ...

. In the 1959 redistribution, the Logan electoral district was re-created in the

Redland Shire Redland City, better known as the Redlands and formerly known as Redland Shire, is a local government area and a part of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland. With a population of 156,863 in June 2018, the city is spread alo ...

, largely replacing the Electoral district of Darlington. Logan electoral district was abolished again in the 1971 redistribution, by replaced by the

Electoral district of Redlands Redlands is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It primarily covers coastal suburbs on the southside of the city of Brisbane, from Thornlands south to the Logan River The Logan River ( ...

. In 1986 the Logan electoral district was again re-created, encompassing the north-eastern part of the

Electoral district of Fassifern Fassifern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1992. It was based on the area south of Ipswich and stretched toward the New South Wales border, although in subsequent redistrib ...

and the north-western part of the

Electoral district of Albert Albert was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland which existed from 1887 to 1949 and 1959 to 2017. Albert was named for the Albert River, which runs through the electorate and separates Logan City from City of Gold Coa ...

. In 1991 the eastern half of the Logan electorate was lost to the

Electoral district of Waterford Waterford is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district is based in the central urban suburbs of Logan City. It is named for the suburb of Waterford and also includes the suburbs o ...

and the

Electoral district of Woodridge Woodridge is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district is based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Woodridge and also takes in the suburbs of Crest ...

, leaving the Logan electorate located in the suburbs of Boronia Heights,

, Marsden and Park Ridge.

Members for Logan

Election results

References

External links

* {{Electoral districts of Queensland Logan