The Electoral District of Redcliffe is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral division in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the Unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
The division encompasses suburbs to the north and northeast of Brisbane, including Redcliffe, Woody Point, Scarborough, Clontarf and Margate, as well as parts of Kippa-Ring. Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council in the north-east of the Redcliffe peninsula Woody Point is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council at the south-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane Scarborough is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council at the northernmost of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Clontarf is a residential and light industrial suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council in the south-west of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast Margate is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council in the east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane Kippa-Ring is a residential and light industrial suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council at the center of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast The electorate's boundary stretches to take in Moreton Island. Moreton Island is a large Sand island on the eastern side of Moreton Bay, on the coast of south-east Queensland, Australia.
The seat was created in 1960 and was first held by Liberal (later National) member Jim Houghton. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The seat was contested between the Liberal and National Parties until Houghton's mid-term retirement in 1979, followed by a byelection won by Liberal Terry White. White became the Liberal leader in August 1983, causing a split in the National-dominated coalition at the time. In 1989, he lost the seat to Australian Labor Party member Ray Hollis, who at one point was Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the Unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. In 2005, Hollis resigned and the Liberals' Terry Rogers, a local chartered accountant, picked up the seat in an 8. 4% landslide. However, his tenure in the seat was short, and he lost it to current member Lillian van Litsenburg, a school teacher, in the 2006 election. Lillian van Litsenburg is an Australian Labor Politician in the Queensland State Parliament representing the Electoral district of Redcliffe.
Members for Redcliffe
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Houghton | Independent/Liberal/Country/National | 1960-1979 | |
| Terry White | Liberal Party of Australia | 1979-1989 | |
| Ray Hollis | Australian Labor Party | 1989-2005 | |
| Terry Rogers | Liberal Party of Australia | 2005-2006 | |
| Lillian van Litsenburg | Australian Labor Party | 2006-present | |
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