Electoral district of Cairns

Cairns Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Cairns (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	Rob Pyne
Party	Independent
Namesake	Cairns
Electors	36,290 (2015)
Area	49 km^2 (18.9 sq mi)
Coordinates	16°56′S 145°45′E / 16.933°S 145.750°ECoordinates: 16°56′S 145°45′E / 16.933°S 145.750°E

Cairns is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia.

The division encompasses the central business district and inner-suburbs of Cairns, in Far North Queensland. Major locations include Bungalow, Manoora, Kanimbla, Earlville and Woree.

History

Created in 1888, Cairns has historically tended to be a safe Labor seat with a blue-collar economy based on sugar, mining and railways. However, in recent decades such industry has been surpassed in importance by tourism and service industries for wealthier retirees and has grown increasingly marginal. The historic 2012 election saw this seat switch over to the Liberal National Party after being in Labor hands for 108 consecutive years.

Members for Cairns

Member		Party	Term
	Frederick Wimble	Liberal	1888–1890
		Opposition	1890–1893
	Thomas Joseph Byrnes	Ministerial	1893–1896
	Isidor Lissner	Ministerial	1896–1899
	Thomas Givens	Labour	1899–1902
	James Lyons	Conservative	1902–1904
	John Mann	Labour	1904–1907
		Kidston	1907–1909
		Independent Opposition	1909–1912
	William McCormack	Labor	1912–1930
	John O'Keefe	Labor	1930–1942
	Lou Barnes	Independent Labor	1942–1947
	Thomas Crowley	Labor	1947–1956
	Watty Wallace	Labor	1956–1964
	Ray Jones	Labor	1965–1983
	Keith De Lacy	Labor	1983–1998
	Desley Boyle	Labor	1998–2012
	Gavin King	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Rob Pyne	Labor	2015–2016
		Independent	2016–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Cairns^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Rob Pyne	13,770	45.60	+18.12
	Liberal National	Gavin King	10,960	36.30	−6.21
	Palmer United	Jeanette Sackley	2,902	9.61	+9.61
	Greens	Myra Gold	2,010	6.66	−0.45
	Independent	Bernice Kelly	553	1.83	+1.83
Total formal votes			30,195	97.61	−0.07
Informal votes			739	2.39	+0.07
Turnout			30,934	85.24	−2.59
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Pyne	16,563	58.45	+17.32
	Liberal National	Gavin King	11,774	41.55	−17.32
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+17.32

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Cairns - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)