The Division of Leichhardt is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1949. It is one of Australia's largest electorates, covering an area stretching from Cairns to Cape York and the Torres Strait, including the Torres Strait Islands. New South Wales Victoria South Australia Queensland Western Australia Tasmania Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Lyons Australian Capital Territory Canberra Fraser Northern Territory Lingiari Solomon Abolished Divisions These Australian electoral divisions no longer exist Angas (South Australia) Australian Capital Territory (Australian Capital Territory) Bonython (South Australia) Bourke (Victoria) Burke (Victoria) Corinella... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Central Cairns from Mount Whitfield looking southeast. ... Categories: Australia geography stubs | Peninsulas | Headlands ... The Torres Strait - Cape York Peninsula is at the top; several of the Torres Strait Islands can be seen strung out towards Papua New Guinea (North is downwards in this image) The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. ... The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating far northern continental Australias Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea. ...

About the electorate

The division is named after Friedrich Leichhardt, an explorer and scientist. Portrait of Ludwig Leichhardt Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (October 23, 1813 - 1848?) was a Prussian explorer and naturalist. ...

Most of the electorate is almost uninhabited except for small Aboriginal communities, but the extreme southeast, consisting of the northern half of the Wet Tropics, with rich volcanic soils instead of the extraordinarily infertile lateritic sands and gravels of Cape York proper, is quite densely populated and includes urban Cairns. There are small, intensive sugar cane, banana and mango farms in this region, though they are prone to damage from droughts and cyclones. The Queensland tropical rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion located in northeastern Australia. ... Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Species About 35 species, including: Mangifera altissima Mangifera applanata Mangifera caesia Mangifera camptosperma Mangifera casturi Mangifera decandra Mangifera foetida Mangifera gedebe Mangifera griffithii Mangifera indica Mangifera kemanga Mangifera laurina Mangifera longipes Mangifera macrocarpa Mangifera mekongensis Mangifera odorata Mangifera pajang Mangifera pentandra Mangifera persiciformis Mangifera quadrifida Mangifera siamensis Mangifera similis Mangifera... A drought is a period of time when there is not enough water to support agricultural, urban, human, or environmental water needs. ... Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone viewed from the International Space Station on March 26, 2004 Hurricane and Typhoon redirect here. ...

Members

Hon Warren Entsch Warren George Entsch (born 31 May 1950), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Leichhardt, Queensland. ...

2007 Election

The current sitting member, the Liberal party's Warren Entsch, will not be contesting the election in 2007. A woman named Charlie McKillop was parachuted into the seat and has been pre-selected to replace Warren Entsch amid much warring between the factions. Charlie McKillop has lived most of her life in Canberra and has spent only the last year in Cairns, working as a spin-doctor for Warren Entsch. Before her appointment to Warren, Charlie lived in Canberra and was a media advisor for various other Liberal MP's. It was recently reported in The Cairns Post that various people within the Liberal Party, including Prime Minister John Howard, are calling for the dumping of Charlie McKillop in order for Warren Entsch to run again after internal polling showed Charlie is failing to gain traction with voters.

The Australian Labor Party's candidate is Jim Turnour. Jim has a passion for North Queensland and he will fight for the Building, Skilling & Protecting of Leichhardt. Jim lives in Smithfield with his wife Tiffany, who he met teaching kids to sail at the Cairns Yacht Club. Jim is from a farming background and has degrees in Agriculture and Economics. He has worked in business and in government. Jim currently works for the Department of Primary Industries, managing a large scale project helping farmers recover after Cyclone Larry. Jim is on the committee of Northern Beaches Landcare and the Trinity Inlet Catchment Management Association. He is also a member of SPEED (Southern Parent's Empowering Early Development), Cairns and District Chinese Association, Cairns Yacht Club, Cairns and Far North Environment Centre and is a guest presenter on Cairns Community Radio.

The National party is also running a candidate for the 2007 federal election. The National Party's candidate is Ian Crossland, who is currently recovering from a stroke.

Selwyn Johnston, an independent, is also running for this seat.

External links

• Australian Electoral Commission Electorate Boundary Map (PDF)