| Maranoa Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
) Division of Maranoa in Queensland, as of the 2019 federal election. | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | David Littleproud |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Maranoa River |
| Electors | 105,043 (2019) |
| Area | 729,897 km2 (281,814.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Maranoa is an Australian electoral division in Queensland.
History
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The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be 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 the 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 and 2019 federal elections, One Nation overtook Labor for second place after preferences were distributed.
Presently, Maranoa is the Coalition's safest seat; Littleproud sits on a majority of 22 percent against One Nation and 25 percent against Labor.
Members
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg')) | Jim Page (1861–1921) | Labor | 30 March 1901 – 3 June 1921 | Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Fisher and Hughes. Died in office | |
) | James Hunter (1882–1968) | Country | 30 July 1921 – 27 August 1940 | Served as minister under Lyons. Retired | |
) | Frank Baker (1873–1959) | Labor | 21 September 1940 – 21 August 1943 | Lost seat | |
) | Charles Adermann (1896–1979) | Country | 21 August 1943 – 10 December 1949 | Transferred to the Division of Fisher | |
) | Charles Russell (1907–1977) | Country | 10 December 1949 – 7 October 1950 | Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Dalby. Lost seat | |
| Independent | 7 October 1950 – 28 April 1951 | ||||
) | Wilfred Brimblecombe (1898–1973) | Country | 28 April 1951 – 31 October 1966 | Retired | |
) | James Corbett (1908–2005) | Country | 26 November 1966 – 2 May 1975 | Retired | |
| National Country | 2 May 1975 – 19 September 1980 | ||||
) | Ian Cameron (1938–) | National Country | 18 October 1980 – 16 October 1982 | Retired | |
| Nationals | 16 October 1982 – 19 February 1990 | ||||
) | Bruce Scott (1943–) | Nationals | 24 March 1990 – 19 July 2010 | Served as minister under Howard. Served as Deputy Speaker under Gillard, Rudd, Abbott and Turnbull. Retired | |
| Liberal Nationals | 19 July 2010 – 9 May 2016 | ||||
) | David Littleproud (1976–) | Liberal Nationals | 2 July 2016 – present | Served as minister under Turnbull. Incumbent. Currently a minister under Morrison |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | David Littleproud | 51,950 | 56.00 | +6.81 | |
| Labor | Linda Little | 14,427 | 15.55 | −2.72 | |
| One Nation | Rosemary Moulden | 13,564 | 14.62 | −3.20 | |
| Katter's Australian | Anthony Wallis | 4,245 | 4.58 | −0.20 | |
| United Australia | Julie Saunders | 3,367 | 3.63 | +3.63 | |
| Greens | Emmeline Chidley | 3,177 | 3.43 | +0.03 | |
| Conservative National | Darren Christiansen | 2,030 | 2.19 | +2.19 | |
| Total formal votes | 92,760 | 96.05 | +1.58 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,813 | 3.95 | −1.58 | ||
| Turnout | 96,573 | 91.93 | −0.71 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | David Littleproud | 69,961 | 75.42 | +7.88 | |
| Labor | Linda Little | 22,799 | 24.58 | −7.88 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | David Littleproud | 67,239 | 72.49 | +6.63 | |
| One Nation | Rosemary Moulden | 25,521 | 27.51 | −6.63 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +6.63 | |||
References
- ^ Maranoa, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
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