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1592:Pine Rivers
1542:Maryborough
1482:Greenslopes
1467:Ferny Grove
1004:Independent
798:Pat Purcell
731:Bob Gardner
602:Hugh McMinn
538:Independent
387:by-election
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310:Seven Hills
302:Norman Park
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290:Cannon Hill
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135:Coordinates
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1846:Whitsunday
1806:Scenic Rim
1786:Mudgeeraba
1711:Chatsworth
1681:Broadwater
1647:Townsville
1637:Thuringowa
1622:Springwood
1557:Morayfield
1527:Macalister
1512:Kurwongbah
1487:Hervey Bay
1146:References
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899:Candidate
891:: Bulimba
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825:2009–2012
807:1992–2009
789:1980–1992
780:Ron McLean
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657:1923–1929
639:1922–1923
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593:1909–1915
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569:1901–1903
553:1896–1901
542:1892–1896
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508:1878–1882
492:1876–1878
460:1873–1876
398:Vince Gair
263:Queensland
227:Chatsworth
222:Chatsworth
60:Queensland
31:Queensland
1816:Southport
1731:Currumbin
1721:Condamine
1716:Clayfield
1657:Woodridge
1652:Waterford
1602:Redcliffe
1537:Mansfield
1477:Gladstone
1447:Caloundra
1432:Bundaberg
1082:Di Farmer
923:Di Farmer
852:Di Farmer
816:Di Farmer
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322:Cleveland
294:Hawthorne
195:Clayfield
190:Clayfield
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1801:Oodgeroo
1796:Ninderry
1696:Burleigh
1691:Burdekin
1632:Stretton
1627:Stafford
1617:Sandgate
1607:Redlands
1577:Murrumba
1567:Mulgrave
1547:McConnel
1452:Capalaba
1437:Bundamba
1417:Bancroft
1407:Algester
1296:29 March
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1240:29 March
1212:29 March
1184:27 April
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521:Liberal
306:Murarrie
286:Balmoral
270:Brisbane
185:McConnel
109:Electors
98:Namesake
1880:Traeger
1841:Warrego
1791:Nanango
1781:Moggill
1766:Lockyer
1746:Gregory
1736:Everton
1726:Coomera
1706:Callide
1701:Burnett
1686:Buderim
1582:Nicklin
1497:Ipswich
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148:153°5′E
145:27°28′S
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1890:Greens
1875:Mirani
1761:Kawana
1751:Gympie
1676:Bonney
1642:Toohey
1587:Nudgee
1552:Miller
1532:Mackay
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1502:Jordan
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1110:38.61
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1089:61.39
1061:+1.70
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1028:98.10
1017:+1.90
996:+2.26
975:+0.30
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969:4,665
962:Greens
954:−0.35
951:34.19
933:−0.64
930:48.23
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438:Member
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