Federal division, provincial
Capricornia
In Queensland.
Sitting member
About
About Capricornia
Capricornia is a federal electoral division in Queensland, in the House of Representatives. It comprises the city of Rockhampton and stretches along the Pacific coast to the southwestern outer suburbs of Mackay. Its sitting member is Michelle Landry of the Liberal National Party of Queensland.
- Named after
- The Tropic of Capricorn, which runs through the division
- Created
- One of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election
- Current member since
- 2013
- First election result
- Alexander Paterson elected with 51% of votes
- Labor held
- All but two terms from 1961 to 2013; exceptions were 1975 and 1996
- Best-known member
- Frank Forde, briefly Prime Minister of Australia in 1945
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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