Auchenflower Ward

Auchenflower Ward
QueenslandBrisbane City Council
Created1973
Abolished1985
NamesakeAuchenflower

Auchenflower Ward was a Brisbane City Council ward covering Auchenflower and surrounding suburbs. Auchenflower Ward was established for the 1973 election.[1][2][3] The ward was abolished for the 1985 election, being replaced by the new Taringa Ward and second Paddington Ward. The ward was represented by Denver Beanland from 1976 to its abolishment in 1985.[3][4]

History

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Auchenflower Ward was established as part of the redistribution prior to the 1973 Brisbane City Council election,[1][5] as part of a reduction in the total number of wards from 28 to 21.[6] At the 1973 election, Auchenflower was one of the twenty wards won by the Labor Party.[6]

Upon its creation, Auchenflower Ward fully covered the suburbs of Auchenflower and St Lucia.[1] The ward also included the majority of Bardon and Toowong, along with parts of Milton, Paddington, and Taringa.[1]

At the 1976 election, the ward was won for the Liberal Party by Denver Beanland. Beanland served as the ward's Alderman up until its abolishment at the 1985 election. The ward's area was split between the newly-created Taringa and Paddington wards, with Beanland successfully contesting the new Taringa Ward.[2]

Councillors for Auchenflower Ward

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Image Member Party Term Notes
  Labor 31 March 1973
27 March 1976
  Denver Beanland Liberal 27 March 1976
30 March 1985
Successfully contested new Taringa Ward at 1985 election following Auchenflower Ward's abolishment.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Queensland Survey Office (1975). City of Brisbane (PDF) (Map). [1:63,360]. Brisbane: Queensland Survey Office. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  2. ^ a b "Denver Beanland | Queensland Speaks". queenslandspeaks.com.au. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  3. ^ a b "House of Representatives, Debates, 30 March 1976 :: Historic Hansard". historichansard.net. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  4. ^ "Legislative Assembly Hansard 1981" (PDF). documents.parliament.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  5. ^ "City of Brisbane Acts Amendment Act of 1960 (9 Eliz II, No 23)". classic.austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  6. ^ a b "ALP wins council election". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 398. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 April 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.