Electoral district of Toowoomba North

Toowoomba North is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1972 redistribution. It replaced the abolished electorate of Toowoomba West. Toowoomba North is largely based around the upper half of the city of Toowoomba.

Toowoomba North
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Toowoomba North 2017
StateQueensland
MPTrevor Watts
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeToowoomba
Electors37,423 (2020)
Area111 km2 (42.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates27°30′S 151°58′E
Electorates around Toowoomba North:
Condamine Condamine Lockyer
Condamine Toowoomba North Lockyer
Condamine Toowoomba South Lockyer

It covers the suburbs north of James Street, including Newtown, Wilsonton, Mount Lofty, etc. It also includes the urban fringe area of Blue Mountain Heights, the satellite town of Highfields and Spring Bluff. It excludes certain western localities of Toowoomba, which are in the Electoral district of Condamine.

The electorate is currently represented by Trevor Watts of the Liberal National Party of Queensland.

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