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# Southern Downs

In Queensland.

## Sitting member

- [ **James Lister** LNP, Southern Downs ](https://politics.computer/mp/james-lister)

About

## About Southern Downs

Southern Downs is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the New South Wales border in the southern Darling Downs, covering Warwick, Goondiwindi, Stanthorpe and Millmerran. It is held by James Lister of the Liberal National Party (LNP). Lister's Facebook and Instagram ads focus on Business.

Created

2001, as a replacement for Warwick

Largest towns

Warwick, Goondiwindi, Stanthorpe, Millmerran, Allora

First member

Lawrence Springborg, transferred from Warwick in 2001

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FSouthern%5FDowns), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

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

We don't follow any candidate's page for Southern Downs yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Southern Downs are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

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