Electoral district of Barron River

Barron River
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Barron River, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1972–present
MPCraig Crawford
PartyLabor
NamesakeBarron River
Electors37,492 (2020)
Area568 km2 (219.3 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates16°51′S 145°44′E / 16.850°S 145.733°E / -16.850; 145.733
Electorates around Barron River:
Cook Cook Coral Sea
Cook Barron River Cairns
Cook Mulgrave Mulgrave
2008 Electoral map

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

Created at the 1971 redistribution, it currently covers the northern suburbs of Cairns, as well as Kuranda. The Barron River from which the electorate derives its name runs through its centre. It is bordered by the districts of Cook to the north and west, Cairns to the southeast and Mulgrave to the south.

  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. Retrieved 27 April 2020.