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Federal division, inner-metropolitan

# Brisbane

In Queensland. The advertiser we follow here has spent $3K–$3.5K on Facebook and Instagram ads.

## Sitting member

- [ **Madonna Jarrett** Labor, Brisbane ](https://politics.computer/mp/madonna-jarrett)

About

## About Brisbane

Brisbane is an inner-metropolitan division of the House of Representatives in Queensland, centred on and named after the city of Brisbane. Its sitting member since 2025 is Madonna Jarrett of the Australian Labor Party. Her Facebook and Instagram ads focus on housing.

Classification

Inner-metropolitan

Created

Proclaimed in 1900; one of the original 65 divisions

Named after

The city of Brisbane

Previous members

Teresa Gambaro (Liberal), elected 2010; did not re-contest 2016

Previous members

Trevor Evans (LNP), retained the seat at the 2016 election

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%5Fof%5FBrisbane), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Brisbane whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

1. [Madonna Jarrett](https://politics.computer/mp/madonna-jarrett) MP, Labor  
$3K –$3.5K 1 ad, 1 running

 At least  Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) 

## Other divisions in Queensland

- [Blair](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/blair)
- [Bonner](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/bonner)
- [Bowman](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/bowman)
- [Capricornia](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/capricornia)
- [Dawson](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/dawson)
- [Dickson](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/dickson)
- [Fadden](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/fadden)
- [Fairfax](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/fairfax)
- [Fisher](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/fisher)
- [Flynn](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/flynn)
- [Forde](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/forde)
- [Griffith](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/griffith)
- [Groom](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/groom)
- [Herbert](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/herbert)
- [Hinkler](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/hinkler)
- [Kennedy](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/kennedy)
- [Leichhardt](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/leichhardt)
- [Lilley](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/lilley)
- [Longman](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/longman)
- [Maranoa](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/maranoa)
- [McPherson](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/mcpherson)
- [Moncrieff](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/moncrieff)
- [Moreton](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/moreton)
- [Oxley](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/oxley)

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