Elizabeth Watson-Brown

Elizabeth Watson-Brown (born 12 October 1956) is an Australian politician and architect. She is a member of the Australian Greens and has served in the House of Representatives since the 2022 federal election, representing the Queensland seat of Ryan.

Adjunct Professor Elizabeth Watson-Brown MP FRAIA
Member of the Australian Parliament for Ryan
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2022
Preceded by	Julian Simmonds
Greens Spokesperson on Infrastructure, Transport and Sustainable Cities
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 June 2022
Leader	Adam Bandt Larissa Waters
Preceded by	Janet Rice
Personal details
Born	(1956-10-12) 12 October 1956 (age 68)[1] Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Greens
Residence	St Lucia
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	Architect
Signature
Website	elizabethwatsonbrown.com

Architectural career

Watson-Brown's architecture career focused on sustainable design, greening cities, urban resilience, accessibility, and social equity.^[2] The first house she designed was the Ngungun House on the Sunshine Coast, which was designed and built in the 1990s. She practised in Tasmania before moving back to Queensland and designing her first house.^[3] She helped design the 443 Queen Street development in Brisbane. The residential tower, which has been described as "sub-tropical", was the first residential building in Australia to be given a 6 Star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.^[4][5] Watson-Brown is an adjunct professor of architecture at the University of Queensland, a life fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, has been Queensland State Awards director and National Awards juror, and has held many other design advisory and jury roles.^[6]

Politics

Watson-Brown was elected as the member for the Division of Ryan, Queensland, in the 2022 Australian federal election, defeating Julian Simmonds to win the previously safe Liberal National seat.^[7][8] She is the first woman to represent the Greens in the lower house, as well as the only Greens member of the House of Representatives following the 2025 Australian federal election.^[9]

Personal life

As of 2022^[update] Watson-Brown lives in St Lucia and has run her own architectural business in Western Brisbane for 21 years.^[10]

Electoral history

House of Representatives^[11][12]

Year	Electorate	Party		First Preference Result				Two Candidate Result
				Votes	%	±%	Position	Votes	%	±%	Result
2022	Ryan		Greens	30,003	30.21	9.86	Second	52,286	52.65	52.65	Elected
2025				29,986	29.0%	1.23	Second	55,112	53.27	0.62	Elected
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