The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for the Tropic of Capricorn, which runs through the Division. It covers the area around Rockhampton on the central Queensland coast. It includes the towns of Mount Morgan and Yeppoon, and Great Keppel Island.[1]
| Capricornia Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries (excluding outer islands) | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Michelle Landry |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Tropic of Capricorn |
| Electors | 91,961 (2010) |
| Area | 91,049 km2 (35,154.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
Members
change| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Paterson | Independent Free Trade | 1901–1903 | |
| David Thomson | Labor | 1903–1906 | |
| Edward Archer | Anti-Socialist | 1906–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1910 | ||
| William Higgs | Labor | 1910–1920 | |
| Independent | 1920–1920 | ||
| Nationalist | 1920–1922 | ||
| Frank Forde | Labor | 1922–1946 | |
| Charles Davidson | Liberal | 1946–1949 | |
| Henry Pearce | Liberal | 1949–1961 | |
| George Gray | Labor | 1961–1967 | |
| Doug Everingham | Labor | 1967–1975 | |
| Colin Carige | National | 1975–1977 | |
| Doug Everingham | Labor | 1977–1984 | |
| Keith Wright | Labor | 1984–1993 | |
| Independent | 1993–1993 | ||
| Marjorie Henzell | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
| Paul Marek | National | 1996–1998 | |
| Kirsten Livermore | Labor | 1998–present | |
The most famous member was Frank Forde, who was the Prime Minister of Australia for eight days in 1945.
Election results
change| 2022 Australian federal election: Capricornia[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Michelle Landry | 35,613 | 39.44 | −1.21 | |
| Labor | Russell Robertson | 25,330 | 28.05 | +4.31 | |
| One Nation | Kylee Stanton | 13,179 | 14.60 | −2.38 | |
| Greens | Mick Jones | 5,302 | 5.87 | +1.03 | |
| United Australia | Nathan Harding | 3,555 | 3.94 | +0.29 | |
| Independent | Ken Murray | 3,048 | 3.38 | +0.89 | |
| Great Australian | Zteven Whitty | 1,747 | 1.93 | +1.93 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Murphy | 1,392 | 1.54 | +1.54 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Paula Ganfield | 1,126 | 1.25 | +1.25 | |
| Total formal votes | 90,292 | 93.86 | +0.19 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,904 | 6.14 | −0.19 | ||
| Turnout | 96,196 | 88.60 | −3.98 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Michelle Landry | 51,096 | 56.59 | −5.76 | |
| Labor | Russell Robertson | 39,196 | 43.41 | +5.76 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −5.76 | |||
References
change- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Capricornia (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ Capricornia, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
Other websites
change- Division of Capricornia (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission
- Kirsten Livermore's website Archived 2013-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Fremantle |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 1945–1945 Frank Forde |
Succeeded by Macquarie |