Electoral district of Ashgrove

Ashgrove Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Ashgrove (2008—2017)
State	Queensland
Dates current	1960–2017
MP	Several
Party	Labor (4 times) Liberal (3 times) Liberal National (once)
Namesake	Ashgrove
Electors	33,278 (2015)
Area	68.9 km^2 (26.6 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°25′S 152°54′E

Ashgrove was a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia from 1960 to 2017.^[1]

It was located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, encompassing Alderley, Ashgrove, Enoggera, The Gap and Newmarket. The electorate also contained the Enoggera Army Barracks and the Enoggera Reservoir, a state forest.

In the 2012 state election LNP leader Campbell Newman won the seat, and following his party's success in that election became Premier. In the 2015 election, Kate Jones, who had held the seat for Labor from 2006 to 2012, reclaimed the seat. In losing his seat and the Premiership, Newman became just the second Premier in Queensland history to be defeated in his electorate.

Ashgrove was abolished in the 2017 electoral redistribution, mostly being replaced by Cooper.^[2]

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Douglas Tooth	Liberal	1960–1974
	John Greenwood	Liberal	1974–1983
	Tom Veivers	Labor	1983–1986
	Alan Sherlock	Liberal	1986–1989
	Jim Fouras	Labor	1989–2006
	Kate Jones	Labor	2006–2012
	Campbell Newman	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Kate Jones	Labor	2015–2017

2015 election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Ashgrove

Polling

Ashgrove polling

Date	Poll	TPP vote
		ALP	LNP
2015 election		54.3%	45.7%
27 January 2015	ReachTEL[3]	54%	46%
13 January 2015	ReachTEL[4]	53%	47%
28 September 2014	ReachTEL[5]	56%	44%
4 September 2014	ReachTEL[6]	58%	42%
22 July 2014	ReachTEL[7]	53%	47%
26 March 2014	ReachTEL[8]	54%	46%
14 February 2014	Galaxy[9]	53%	47%
27 November 2013	ReachTEL[10]	52%	48%
6 August 2012	ReachTEL[11]	51.5%	48.5%
2012 election		44.3%	55.7%
21 March 2012	ReachTEL[12]	48.7%	51.3%
5 March 2012	ReachTEL[12]	51.5%	48.5%
9 February 2012	ReachTEL[12]	49%	51%
11 January 2012	ReachTEL[12]	45.2%	54.8%
8 December 2011	ReachTEL[12]	45.4%	54.6%
7 November 2011	ReachTEL[12]	46%	54%
5 October 2011	ReachTEL[12]	43.5%	56.5%
6 September 2011	ReachTEL[12]	48%	52%
Jul 2011	Newspoll	45%	55%
May 2011	ReachTEL[13]	50.1%	49.9%
May 2011	LNP	47%	53%
2009 election		57.1%	42.9%

References

1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
2. Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
3. : Reachtel 27 Jan 2015 Archived 12 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
4. : Reachtel 13 Jan 2015 Archived 15 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
5. : Reachtel 28 September 2014 Archived 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
6. : Reachtel 4 September 2014 Archived 15 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
7. : Reachtel 22 July 2014 Archived 15 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
8. : Reachtel 26 March 2014 Archived 31 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
9. "Galaxy: 53-47 to Labor in Ashgrove". Poll Bludger. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
10. ReachTel 27 November 2013
11. Newman support slips in Ashgrove: Brisbane Times 7 August 2012 Archived 8 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
12. "Campbell Newman regains lead over Jones in Ashgrove". Reachtel.com.au. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
13. Geoff Kuehner – General Manager – Broncos Leagues Club. "Ashgrove polling – Campbell Newman vs Kate Jones". Reachtel.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

External links

• Electorate profile (Antony Green, ABC)