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title: "Townsville: members and political ads | Politics Computer"
description: "Townsville: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads."
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Queensland state district

# Townsville

In Queensland.

## Sitting member

- [ **Adam Baillie** LNP, Townsville ](https://politics.computer/mp/adam-baillie)

About

## About Townsville

Townsville is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in North Queensland, covering the eastern and northern suburbs of the City of Townsville, Magnetic Island and Palm Island. It is held by Adam Baillie of the LNP. The seat was created in 1878 and has been a single-member electorate since 1912.

Created

1878

Sitting member

Adam Baillie (LNP)

Islands included

Magnetic Island and Palm Island

Federal Division

Falls completely within the eastern portion of Herbert

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

## Who's advertising

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

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

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