About Rankin

History

The Federal seat of Rankin was named after Dame Annabelle Rankin 1908-86, the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate 1946-71 and the first Australian woman to hold a top-level diplomatic post as High Commissioner to New Zealand 1971-74.

Rankin was first proclaimed as a Federal seat in 1984 following a Federal redistribution. It has had only two serving members, both representing the ALP: The Hon David Beddall and Dr Craig Emerson. Rankin is the only Federal seat in Queensland that has always been held by the ALP.

Geography

The seat of Rankin covers 151 square kilometres and has more than 90,000 electors. It is situated between Brisbane and the Gold Coast and takes in the majority of Logan City together with Kuraby from Brisbane City. It is regarded as an outer urban seat.

Culture

Rankin's diverse culture is one of its great features. People from over 120 different homelands have made the suburbs of Rankin their home.

Suburbs in Rankin

Berrinba, Browns Plains, Boronia Heights, Crestmead, Daisy Hill, Drewvale, Heritage Park, Hillcrest, Karawatha, Kingston, Marsden, Park Ridge, Priestdale, Regents Park, Rochedale South, Shailer Park, Slacks Creek, Springwood, Underwood and Woodridge.

Redistribution

A redistribution of Rankin's boundary has been finalised.  Under the new changes, Rankin will lose Kuraby, Drewvale and Tanah Merah and gain Forestdale and Cornubia.