Profile of the electoral division of Rankin (Qld)

State/Territory:

Queensland

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

27 March 2018

First election this name was used at:

1984 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2019 federal election

Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of Rankin (2018) [PDF 984KB]
Map of the Division of Rankin (2017) [PDF 2.29MB]
Download Queensland GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named in honour of Dame Annabelle Jane Mary Rankin DBE, 1908–86, first Queensland woman elected to the Senate (1947–71) and the first Australian woman to hold a top-level diplomatic post as High Commissioner to New Zealand (1971–74).

Area

131 sq km

Location description

The Division of Rankin consists of:

• part of the Brisbane City Council, and
• part of the Logan City Council.

Demographic Rating:

Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Previous members:

Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details