Electoral district of Mount Coot-tha
Mount Coot-tha was an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia from 1950 to 2017.
| Mount Coot-tha Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Mount Coot-tha (2008–) | |
| State | Queensland |
| Dates current | 1950–2017 |
| Namesake | Mount Coot-tha |
| Electors | 30,979 (2015) |
| Area | 29 km2 (11.2 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 27°28′S 152°58′E |
The electoral district encompassed suburbs in Brisbane's inner-west, including Milton, Auchenflower, Paddington, Red Hill, Bardon and parts of the suburbs of Toowong, Kelvin Grove and Ashgrove. The district took its name from nearby Mount Coot-tha.
Mount Coot-tha was consistently the strongest-performing Queensland state seat for the Greens—22.2 per cent in 2015, 20.7 per cent in 2012 and 23.1 per cent in 2009.
Mount Coot-tha was abolished in a redistribution in 2016 which took effect at the 2017 state election. Most of its territory, including Mount Coot-tha, was merged with the bulk of Indooroopilly to form Maiwar, with other portions being transferred to the districts of Cooper and McConnel.