Division of Bonner

The Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was created in 2004 and is named after Neville Bonner, the first Indigenous Australian elected to the Parliament of Australia. Bonner was a Queensland Liberal Senator. There are only three other divisions named for Aboriginal people, Bennelong in New South Wales, Blair in Queensland and Lingiari in the Northern Territory.

Bonner Australian House of Representatives Division
Interactive map of boundaries
Created	2004
MP	Ross Vasta
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Neville Bonner
Electors	92,661 (2010)
Area	360 km2 (139.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Bonner covers the eastern areas of Brisbane, including Chandler, Carindale, Manly, Mount Gravatt, Wishart and Wynnum.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Ross Vasta	Liberal	2004–2007
	Kerry Rea	Labor	2007–2010
	Ross Vasta	Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Bonner
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	43,191	44.82	−4.67
	Labor	Tabatha Young	28,491	29.56	−1.54
	Greens	Bernard Lakey	16,144	16.75	+5.06
	One Nation	Amanda Neil	5,371	5.57	+1.57
	United Australia	Serge Diklich	3,177	3.30	+0.76
Total formal votes			96,374	97.50	+0.43
Informal votes			2,467	2.50	−0.43
Turnout			98,841	90.57	−2.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	51,471	53.41	−4.00
	Labor	Tabatha Young	44,903	46.59	+4.00
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−4.00

Other websites

• Division of Bonner (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission
• Ross Vasta's website