The Division of Griffith is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1934, when the old seat of Oxley was abolished, and is named for Sir Samuel Griffith, 9th Premier of Queensland and principal author of the Australian Constitution. Type Lower house Speaker of the House David Hawker, Liberal since November 16, 2004 Members 150 Political groups ALP (85) Liberal Party (53) National Party (10) Last elections 24 November 2007 Meeting place Parliament House, Canberra, ACT Web site House of Representatives Entrance to the House of Representatives Judicial High... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The states and territories of Australia make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. ... Sir Samuel Griffith Sir Samuel Walker Griffith (June 21, 1845 - August 9, 1920), Australian politician and judge, was the principal author of the Constitution of Australia. ... Vote redirects here. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Division of Oxley (1901-34) was a former Australian Electoral Division in the state of Queensland. ... Sir Samuel Griffith Sir Samuel Walker Griffith (June 21, 1845 - August 9, 1920), Australian politician and judge, was the principal author of the Constitution of Australia. ... Before the 1890s, there was no developed party system in Queensland. ... The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (in full, An Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia) is the primary constitutional text of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...

Boundaries

Griffith is located in the inner southern suburbs of Brisbane, including Balmoral, Bulimba, Camp Hill, Carina Heights, Coorparoo, Dutton Park, East Brisbane, Greenslopes, Highgate Hill, Hawthorne, Kangaroo Point, Morningside, Norman Park, Seven Hills, South Brisbane, and Woolloongabba, and parts of Annerley, Cannon Hill, Carina, Holland Park, Holland Park West, Mount Gravatt East, Murarrie, Tarragindi, and West End. For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... Balmoral is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia. ... Bulimba is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia. ... Camp Hill is a largely residential suburb in the south-east of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... Carina Heights is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. ... Coorparoo Primary School Coorparoo is a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... Dutton Park is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... East Brisbane is an inner eastern suburb of Brisbane, Australia. ... Greenslopes (Australia Post postcode 4120) is a moderately sized suburb of the city of Brisbane, state capital of Queensland, Australia. ... Highgate Hill is an inner city suburb of Brisbane, Australia. ... Hawthorne is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia. ... Kangaroo Point is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... Morningside is a suburb in the south-east of Brisbane, Australia, surrounded by Cannon Hill, Norman Park and Colmslie. ... Norman Park is a suburb in Brisbane, Australia. ... Seven Hills is a suburb located on the inner eastern side of Brisbane, surrounded by the suburbs of Norman Park, Morningside and Carina. ... South Brisbane is an inner city suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... Woolloongabba is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 1km south of the Brisbane CBD. Experts are divided regarding the Aboriginal meaning of the name, preferring either whirling waters (woolloon and capemm) or fight talk place (woolloon and gabba). ... Annerley is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. ... Cannon Hill is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia. ... Carina Queensland and Camp Hill. ... Holland Park is a suburb of Brisbane that is situated approximately 8 kilometres south of CBD. Holland Park is an older suburb made of largely post World War II wooden homes. ... Mount Gravatt East is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. ... Murarrie is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. ... Tarra Gindi from a Foote family photograph, 1905 Tarragindi is a suburb on the southern side of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... West End is an inner-city suburb of southern Brisbane. ...

Members

Griffith's current member is Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who after unsuccessfully contesting the division in 1996, was first elected in 1998. Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ...

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Election results

The 2007 election for the federal Parliament of Australia, in which 13. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party which was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Australia Party and the Liberal Movement after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp as a high-profile leader[1]. The new party was based... The Family First Party is a political party in Australia. ... The Socialist Alliance was founded in 2001 as an alliance of socialist organisations and individuals in Australia, initiated by the Democratic Socialist Party and the International Socialist Organisation along with 6 other founding socialist organisations. ... The Liberty & Democracy Party (formerly known as the Liberal Democratic Party) is a moderate libertarian or classical liberal Australian political party founded in 2001. ... Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense to that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics). ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. ... The Family First Party is a political party in Australia. ... The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party which was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Australia Party and the Liberal Movement after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp as a high-profile leader[1]. The new party was based... The Socialist Alliance was founded in 2001 as an alliance of socialist organisations and individuals in Australia, initiated by the Democratic Socialist Party and the International Socialist Organisation along with 6 other founding socialist organisations. ... Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense to that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics). ...

External links

• Division of Griffith description
• Division of Griffith map