Division of Maranoa
Maranoa Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Maranoa in Queensland, as of the 2016 federal election. | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | David Littleproud |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Maranoa, Queensland |
| Electors | 102,780 (2016) |
| Area | 731,297 km2 (282,355.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Maranoa is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named after the Maranoa River, which runs through the division. Located in the mostly rural southwestern portion of the state, towns located in Maranoa include Charleville, Cunnamulla, Dalby, Roma, Kingaroy, Stanthorpe, Winton and Warwick.
Maranoa is a comfortably safe seat for The Nationals; it was the first Queensland seat won by that party. Originally a safe Labor seat, it has been in National hands for all but three years since a 1921 by-election, and without interruption since 1943. Maranoa was taken by the then-Country Party in 1943 despite a landslide Labor victory nationally—one of only seven seats won by the Country Party. At the 2016 federal election, One Nation overtook Labor for second place after preferences were distributed. In a traditional two-party matchup, Labor currently needs a 17-point swing to win it.
Contents
1 Members
2 Election results
3 References
4 External links
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Jim Page | Labor | 1901–1921 |
| | James Hunter | Country | 1921–1940 |
| | Frank Baker | Labor | 1940–1943 |
| | Charles Adermann | Country | 1943–1949 |
| | Charles Russell | Country | 1949–1950 |
| | Independent | 1950–1951 | |
| | Wilfred Brimblecombe | Country | 1951–1966 |
| | James Corbett | Country | 1966–1980 |
| | Ian Cameron | National | 1980–1990 |
| | Bruce Scott | National | 1990–2010 |
| | Liberal National | 2010–2016 | |
| | David Littleproud | Liberal National | 2016–present |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal National | David Littleproud | 44,297 | 49.19 | −8.23 | |
Labor | Dave Kerrigan | 16,456 | 18.27 | +1.98 | |
One Nation | Lynette Keehn | 16,047 | 17.82 | +17.82 | |
Katter's Australian | Rick Gurnett | 4,306 | 4.78 | −0.81 | |
Greens | Katherine Hompes | 3,056 | 3.39 | +0.32 | |
Family First | Myfanwy Schenk | 2,905 | 3.23 | +0.47 | |
CountryMinded | Luke Arbuckle | 2,141 | 2.38 | +2.38 | |
Rise Up Australia | Sherrilyn Church | 841 | 0.93 | −0.03 | |
| Total formal votes | 90,049 | 94.47 | −1.14 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,269 | 5.53 | +1.14 | ||
Turnout | 95,318 | 92.74 | −1.66 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | David Littleproud | 60,821 | 67.54 | −4.74 | |
Labor | Dave Kerrigan | 29,228 | 32.46 | +4.74 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | David Littleproud | 59,308 | 65.86 | −6.42 | |
One Nation | Lynette Keehn | 30,741 | 34.14 | +34.14 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
^ Maranoa, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
External links
Division of Maranoa (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission
Coordinates: 25°48′25″S 144°43′05″E / 25.807°S 144.718°E / -25.807; 144.718
