Division of Bowman

Coordinates: 27°34′48″S 153°14′31″E / 27.580°S 153.242°E / -27.580; 153.242
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Bowman
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Created1949
MPHenry Pike
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeDavid Bowman
Electors95,874 (2013)
Area537 km2 (207.3 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan
David Bowman

The Division of Bowman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1949 and is named for David Bowman (1860-1916), an early leader of the Australian Labor Party, in Queensland.[1] The seat is located in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, and includes Capalaba, Cleveland, Redland Bay, Birkdale, Thorneside, Alexandra Hills, Thornlands, Mount Cotton, Cornubia, Ormiston, Wellington Point and Victoria Point. It also includes the islands of Moreton Bay including Coochiemudlo Island, the Bay Islands (Russell, Karragarra, Macleay and Lamb) and North Stradbroke Island.[1]

After the 2009 electoral redistribution there was only a difference 0.005% between the two main parties, making Bowman the most marginal seat in the country.[2]

Members[change | change source]

Member Party Term
  Malcolm McColm Liberal 1949–1961
  Jack Comber Labor 1961–1963
  Wylie Gibbs Liberal 1963–1969
  Len Keogh Labor 1969–1975
  David Jull Liberal 1975–1983
  Len Keogh Labor 1983–1987
  Con Sciacca Labor 1987–1996
  Andrea West Liberal 1996–1998
  Con Sciacca Labor 1998–2004
  Andrew Laming Liberal 2004–2010
  Liberal National 2010–present

In 2007, Andrew Laming won the seat by only 64 votes.

Election results[change | change source]

2022 Australian federal election: Bowman[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Henry Pike 43,088 42.37 −6.30
Labor Donisha Duff 29,694 29.20 +2.61
Greens Ian Mazlin 13,241 13.02 +1.03
One Nation Walter Todd 7,825 7.69 +0.39
United Australia Mary-Jane Stevens 6,601 6.49 +2.89
TNL Phil Johnson 1,243 1.22 +1.22
Total formal votes 101,692 97.09 +0.49
Informal votes 3,045 2.91 −0.49
Turnout 104,737 90.51 −2.53
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Henry Pike 56,447 55.51 −4.73
Labor Donisha Duff 45,245 44.49 +4.73
Liberal National hold Swing −4.73

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Bowman (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. Hurst, Brian: Time is running out in ALP in Bowman Archived 2010-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, Bayside Bulletin, 1 February 2010.
  3. Bowman, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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