Division of Brisbane

Australian federal electoral division

The Division of Brisbane is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named after the city of Brisbane.

Brisbane
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Created1901
MPStephen Bates
PartyGreens
NamesakeBrisbane
Electors97,203 (2013)
Area58 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
DemographicInner Metropolitan

At first, the Division of Brisbane included the northern part of the City of Brisbane, but boundary changes cut it back to the inner suburban area.

It includes Alderley, Ascot, Ashgrove, Bowen Hills, Brisbane City, Clayfield, Enoggera, Ferny Grove, Fortitude Valley, Gaythorne, Grange, Hamilton, Hendra, Herston, Kelvin Grove, Keperra, Milton, Mitchelton, New Farm, Newmarket, Newstead, Red Hill, Spring Hill, Upper Kedron, Wilston, Windsor, parts of Bardon, Everton Park, Paddington and Stafford.[1]

Members

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Member Party Term
  Thomas Macdonald-Paterson Protectionist 1901–1903
  Millice Culpin Labor 1903–1906
  Justin Foxton Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
  William Finlayson Labor 1910–1919
  Donald Charles Cameron Nationalist 1919–1931
  George Lawson Labor 1931–1961
  Manfred Cross Labor 1961–1975
  Peter Johnson Liberal 1975–1980
  Manfred Cross Labor 1980–1990
  Arch Bevis Labor 1990–2010
  Teresa Gambaro Liberal National 2010–present

Election results

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2022 Australian federal election: Brisbane[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Trevor Evans 41,032 37.71 −10.13
Labor Madonna Jarrett 29,652 27.25 +2.76
Greens Stephen Bates 29,641 27.24 +4.87
One Nation Trevor Hold 2,429 2.23 −0.26
Animal Justice Tiana Kennedy 2,135 1.96 +1.96
United Australia Justin Knudson 2,102 1.93 +0.54
Liberal Democrats Anthony Bull 1,807 1.66 +1.66
Total formal votes 108,798 97.92 +0.44
Informal votes 2,312 2.08 −0.44
Turnout 111,110 88.74 −1.77
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Madonna Jarrett 59,183 54.40 +9.32
Liberal National Trevor Evans 49,615 45.60 −9.32
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Stephen Bates 58,460 53.73 +53.73
Liberal National Trevor Evans 50,338 46.27 −8.65
Greens gain from Liberal National Swing +53.73

References

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  1. Australian Electoral Commission: Profile of the electoral division of Brisbane (Qld) - Australian Electoral Commission
  2. Brisbane, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

Other websites

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