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MORETON
Federal House of Representatives
The information on this page was obtained from Australian Electoral Commission publications and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was correct at February 2008.
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| Current Member
| Graham PERRETT |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Inner metropolitan |
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| Location
| Moreton covers an area from Fairfield in the north, Graceville, Rocklea and Archerfield in the west, Eight Mile Plains and Kuraby in the east to Drewvale and Berrinba in the South. The main suburbs include Archerfield, Chelmer, Fairfield, Graceville, Karawatha, Kuraby, Macgregor, Moorooka, Nathan, Robertson, Rocklea, Runcorn, Salisbury, Stretton, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills, Tennyson, Yeronga and Yeerongpilly and parts of Algester, Berrinba, Calamvale, Coopers Plains, Drewvale, Eight Mile Plains, Parkinson, Sherwood and Tarragindi. |
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| Origin
| Moreton was named after the district name. Captain Cook named Moreton Bay in 1770 after the Earl of Morton, but it was misspelt and became Moreton. Moreton was first proclaimed in 1900. The first election was held for the Division in 1901. |
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| Products/Industries
| The area is mainly residential with some light industrial and commercial activities. |
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| State
| QLD |
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| Area
| 106 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 132,945 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 88,599 as at 30/11/07 |
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