| Bonner Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
) Division of Bonner in Queensland, as of the 2019 federal election. | |
| Created | 2004 |
| MP | Ross Vasta |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Neville Bonner |
| Electors | 104,610 (2019) |
| Area | 374 km2 (144.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland, located in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, including the suburbs of Chandler, Carindale, Manly, Mount Gravatt, Wishart and Wynnum.
History
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The division was created in 2004 and is named after Neville Bonner, the first Aboriginal Australian person to serve in the Australian Parliament. Bonner served in the federal Senate as a Queensland Liberal Senator. Apart from Bonner there are only three other divisions which bear the names of Aboriginal people, Bennelong in New South Wales, Blair in Queensland and Lingiari in the Northern Territory.
The seat had a notional Labor majority when it was created, but was won by the Liberal Party in 2004 by a slight margin. Kerry Rea regained the seat for Labor in 2007. Then Ross Vasta re-took the seat for the LNP at the 2010 election.
Members
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
) | Ross Vasta (1966–) | Liberal | 9 October 2004 – 24 November 2007 | Lost seat | |
) | Kerry Rea (1963–) | Labor | 24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010 | Lost seat | |
| | Ross Vasta (1966–) | Liberal Nationals | 21 August 2010 – present | Incumbent |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Ross Vasta | 46,616 | 49.49 | +3.05 | |
| Labor | Jo Briskey | 29,291 | 31.10 | −3.76 | |
| Greens | Barbara Bell | 11,010 | 11.69 | +2.22 | |
| One Nation | Ian Symes | 3,771 | 4.00 | +4.00 | |
| United Australia | Simon Flitcroft | 2,394 | 2.54 | +2.54 | |
| Conservative National | Alex Maynard | 1,105 | 1.17 | +1.17 | |
| Total formal votes | 94,187 | 97.07 | +0.13 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,840 | 2.93 | −0.13 | ||
| Turnout | 97,027 | 92.76 | +0.82 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Ross Vasta | 54,072 | 57.41 | +4.02 | |
| Labor | Jo Briskey | 40,115 | 42.59 | −4.02 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +4.02 | |||
References
- ^ Bonner, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
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