Profile of the electoral division of Forde (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 Forde (2018) [PDF 1.30MB]
Map of the Division of Forde (2017) [PDF 6.02MB]
Download Queensland GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named in honour of Francis Michael Forde, 1890–1983, Prime Minister of Australia (July 1945) and a Member of the House of Representatives (1922–46).

Area

418 sq km

Location description

The Division of Forde consists of:

• part of the Gold Coast 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 ‘Electoral divisions’ or ‘Members of the House of Representatives since 1901’ in the historical information section of the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details