Electoral District Of Ipswich West
Ipswich West is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
The district takes in western parts of suburban Ipswich, as well as rural areas further west. It was first created for the 1960 election.
Members for Ipswich West
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivor Marsden | Labor | 1960–1966 | |
| Vi Jordan | Labor | 1966–1974 | |
| Albert Hales | National | 1974–1977 | |
| David Underwood | Labor | 1977–1989 | |
| Don Livingstone | Labor | 1989–1998 | |
| Jack Paff | One Nation | 1998–1999 | |
| City Country Alliance | 1999–2001 | ||
| Don Livingstone | Labor | 2001–2006 | |
| Wayne Wendt | Labor | 2006–2012 | |
| Sean Choat | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
| Jim Madden | Labor | 2015–2024 | |
| Darren Zanow | Liberal National | 2024–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Darren Zanow | 11,676 | 39.53 | +18.42 | |
| Labor | Wendy Bourne | 10,349 | 35.04 | −15.11 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Melody Lindsay | 4,302 | 14.57 | +10.03 | |
| One Nation | Mark Bone | 3,206 | 10.86 | −3.86 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,533 | 93.52 | −2.47 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,046 | 6.48 | +2.47 | ||
| Turnout | 31,579 | 80.69 | −6.07 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Darren Zanow | 15,801 | 53.50 | +17.85 | |
| Labor | Wendy Bourne | 13,732 | 46.50 | −17.85 | |
| Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +17.85 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jim Madden | 15,033 | 50.15 | +2.88 | |
| Liberal National | Chris Green | 6,328 | 21.11 | +4.57 | |
| One Nation | Gary Duffy | 4,412 | 14.72 | −13.44 | |
| Greens | Raven Wolf | 1,957 | 6.53 | −1.50 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Anthony Hopkins | 1,361 | 4.54 | +4.54 | |
| Civil Liberties & Motorists | Clem Grieger | 565 | 1.88 | +1.88 | |
| Independent | Karakan Kochardy | 321 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,977 | 95.99 | +0.73 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,252 | 4.01 | −0.73 | ||
| Turnout | 31,229 | 86.76 | −2.08 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Jim Madden | 19,289 | 64.35 | +2.70 | |
| Liberal National | Chris Green | 10,688 | 35.65 | −2.70 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.70 | |||