State electoral redistributions
Over time, people move into and around Queensland, altering the balance of voters in each electorate. State redistributions are undertaken so that each electoral district contains a similar number of voters. This ensures each person's vote carries equal weight at elections.
Current State redistribution
The need for redistribution arose in December 2024 because 7.5 years had passed since the last redistribution became final in June 2017.
State redistributions are undertaken by the independent Queensland Redistribution Commission (QRC).
The QRC website has more information about the current redistribution, including the public consultation process and membership of the QRC.
Redistribution process
The QRC reviews enrolment numbers in Queensland’s 93 electoral districts, and adjusts boundaries to ensure that each district remains within 10 per cent of the average enrolment (quota). An additional ‘large district allowance’ is applied in calculating the enrolment for electoral districts with a geographic area of 100,000 km2 or more.
Enrolment figures for each electoral district are regularly updated on the ECQ’s enrolment figures web page.
The QRC also considers other factors such as economic, social, regional or community of interest factors, ways of communication and travel within districts, physical features, existing boundaries and demographic trends.
State redistributions include multiple stages of community consultation. This allows any interested person or organisation to make a submission to the QRC with:
- suggestions to be considered in the redistribution
- comments on any suggestions received
- objections to the proposed redistribution released by the QRC
- comments on the objections to the proposed redistribution.
The revised electoral boundaries for the current State redistribution will come into effect at the 2028 State general election.
The QRC completed previous state boundary reviews in 1999, 2008 and 2017.
Previous state redistribution reports
The current state electoral boundaries became effective on the 29th October 2017. These boundaries will remain in place until the next state redistribution is finalised.
| Final Determination Report | Proposed Determination Report |
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Enrolment and Spatial Data - Final 93 Electorates
2017 Queensland Redistribution Commission: 93 Electoral District Enrolment and Spatial Data
Disclaimer: Redistribution reviews use various Queensland state and federal spatial and demographic datasets to model electoral boundaries. Therefore the outputs may not align perfectly to boundaries or data maintained by other authorities.
Current and Projected Enrolment - Districts and SA1s:
- Current and Projected District Enrolment XLSX (0.02 MB)
- Current and Projected SA1 Enrolment CSV (0.36 MB)
Spatial MapInfo Data:
Note: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software is required to view these data-sets.
MapInfo Data:
ESRI Data:
KML Data:
| Final Maps of Queensland's Regions | |
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| Public Suggestions | Public Comments on the Suggestions |
| Objections to the Proposal | Public Comments on the Objections |
The 2008 redistribution of Queensland's state electoral boundaries became effective on 10th September 2008. These boundaries remained in place until the writ for the 2017 State Election was issued.
| Final Determination Report | Proposed Determination Report |
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| Public Suggestions | Public Comments on the Suggestions |
| Objections to the Proposal | Public Comments on the Objections |
The 1999 redistribution was the first to be conducted by the Queensland Redistribution Commission. These boundaries remained in place until the completion and implementation of the 2008 boundary redistribution.
| Final Determination Report | Proposed Determination Report |
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| Public Suggestions | Public Comments on the Suggestions |
| Objections to the Proposal | Public Comments on the Objections |
The Electoral and Administrative Review Commission's conducted its redistribution in 1991. The final determination report is below: