Division of Longman
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Longman Australian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Longman in Queensland, as of the 2016 federal election.
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| Created | 1996 |
| MP | Susan Lamb |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Irene Longman |
| Electors | 105,120 (2016) |
| Area | 1,239 km2 (478.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Longman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1994. The division is named after Irene Longman, the first female member of the Parliament of Queensland and the third woman elected to a parliament in Australia.
Wyatt Roy, who represented the electorate between 2010 and 2016, was Australia's youngest ever parliamentarian elected at the time.
Longman covers much of the Moreton Bay Region, including the former Caboolture Shire and some of the former Pine Rivers.
Its boundaries include Beachmere, Bribie Island, Burpengary, Dakabin, Donnybrook, Kallangur, Ningi, Toorbul, Caboolture, Morayfield, Wamuran, Woodford and Narangba.
Coordinates: 27°00′50″S 152°53′42″E / 27.014°S 152.895°E
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