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GRIFFITH
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
| Kevin Michael RUDD |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Inner Metropolitan |
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| Location
| riffith covers an area of the southern Brisbane suburban area. The main suburbs include Balmoral, Bulimba, Camp Hill, Carina Heights, Coorparoo, Dutton Park, East Brisbane, Greenslopes, Highgate Hill, Hawthorne, Kangaroo Point, Morningside, Norman Park, Seven Hills, South Brisbane, Woolloongabba and parts of Annerley, Cannon Hill, Carina, Holland Park, Holland Park West, Mount Gravatt East, Murarrie, Tarragindi and West End. |
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| Origin
| Griffith was named after Sir Samuel Walker Griffith, (1845-1920), Premier of Queensland 1883-88, 1890-93 and First Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. He remained Chief Justice of the Commonwealth until his retirement in 1919. Griffith was first proclaimed in 1934. The first election was held for the Division in 1934. Griffith was previously known as Oxley which became a division in 1900. |
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| Products/Industries
| The area is mostly residential with some food processing and light industry. It is also the location of the world famous Brisbane Cricket Ground known as The Gabba |
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| State
| QLD |
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| Area
| 56 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 128,918 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 91,430 as at 30/11/07 |
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