Electoral district of Ipswich West

Ipswich West is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Ipswich West
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Ipswich West 2017
StateQueensland
MPDarren Zanow
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeWest Ipswich
Electors35,994 (2020)
Area365 km2 (140.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates27°32′S 152°39′E
Electorates around Ipswich West:
Lockyer Lockyer Moggill
Lockyer Ipswich West Moggill
Scenic RIm Ipswich Bundamba

The district takes in western parts of suburban Ipswich, as well as rural areas further west. It was first created for the 1960 election.

Members for Ipswich West
MemberPartyTerm
  Ivor Marsden Labor 1960–1966
  Vi Jordan Labor 1966–1974
  Albert Hales National 1974–1977
  David Underwood Labor 1977–1989
  Don Livingstone Labor 1989–1998
  Jack Paff One Nation 1998–1999
  City Country Alliance 1999–2001
  Don Livingstone Labor 2001–2006
  Wayne Wendt Labor 2006–2012
  Sean Choat Liberal National 2012–2015
  Jim Madden Labor 2015–2024
  Darren Zanow Liberal National 2024–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Ipswich West
This section is an excerpt from 2024 Ipswich West state by-election § Results.[edit]
2024 Ipswich West state by-election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Darren Zanow 11,676 39.53 +18.42
Labor Wendy Bourne 10,349 35.04 −15.11
Legalise Cannabis Melody Lindsay 4,302 14.57 +10.03
One Nation Mark Bone 3,206 10.86 −3.86
Total formal votes 29,533 93.52 −2.47
Informal votes 2,046 6.48 +2.47
Turnout 31,579 80.69 −6.07
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Darren Zanow 15,801 53.50 +17.85
Labor Wendy Bourne 13,732 46.50 −17.85
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing+17.85
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Ipswich West.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Ipswich West[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Madden 15,033 50.15 +2.88
Liberal National Chris Green 6,328 21.11 +4.57
One Nation Gary Duffy 4,412 14.72 −13.44
Greens Raven Wolf 1,957 6.53 −1.50
Legalise Cannabis Anthony Hopkins 1,361 4.54 +4.54
Civil Liberties & Motorists Clem Grieger 565 1.88 +1.88
Independent Karakan Kochardy 321 1.07 +1.07
Total formal votes 29,977 95.99 +0.73
Informal votes 1,252 4.01 −0.73
Turnout 31,229 86.76 −2.08
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Madden 19,289 64.35 +2.70
Liberal National Chris Green 10,688 35.65 −2.70
Labor hold Swing+2.70

References
  1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
  2. Green, Antony. "Ipswich West By-election - BCC Election 2024". Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024 – via ABC News.
  3. "2024 Ipswich West State By-election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 16 March 2024. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. 2020 State General Election – Ipswich West – District Summary, ECQ.
  5. https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2020/guide/ipwe
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