Division of Leichhardt

Leichhardt
Australian House of Representatives Division
Map
Interactive map of boundaries since the 2019 federal election
Created1949
MPMatt Smith
PartyLabor
NamesakeLudwig Leichhardt
Electors117,262 (2022)
DemographicRural and provincial
Electorates around Leichhardt:
Gulf of Carpentaria Torres Strait Coral Sea
Gulf of Carpentaria Leichhardt Coral Sea
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The Division of Leichhardt (/lkɑːrt/) is an Australian electoral division in Queensland. The current MP is Matt Smith of the Labor Party.

Leichhardt is located in Far North Queensland. It is a very mixed electorate, with its classification ranging from provincial in the south and rural and remote elsewhere. It includes the city of Cairns, as well as many towns such as Cooktown, Port Douglas and Weipa, and several Indigenous communities on the Cape York Peninsula and in the Torres Strait Islands.


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