Seat profile #107: Griffith

Griffith is a Labor seat on the south side of Brisbane, and is held by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The seat covers South Brisbane itself and suburbs to the east including Greenslopes, Bulimba and Carina.

The seat is held by a relatively safe 12% margin now, although it was won by the Liberal Party in 1996, when Rudd first contested the seat. Apart from that election, the seat has been held by the ALP since 1977.

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