Division of Moreton
| Moreton Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Graham Perrett |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Moreton Bay |
| Electors | 94,288 (2013) |
| Area | 111 km2 (42.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Moreton is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first election in 1901. It is named after Moreton Bay, though changes to the boundaries over the years mean it is no longer near the bay.
The seat decided the 1961 federal election. The Liberals won the seat by only 130 votes to have a one-seat majority in Parliament.
Boundaries[change | change source]
Moreton is located in south east Queensland, and is based in the southern suburbs of the City of Brisbane. The division includes Archerfield, Chelmer, Fairfield, Graceville, Karawatha, Kuraby, Macgregor, Moorooka, Nathan, Oxley, Robertson, Rocklea, Runcorn, Salisbury, Stretton, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills, Tennyson, Yeronga, and Yeerongpilly, and parts of Algester, Berrinba, Calamvale, Coopers Plains, Drewvale, Eight Mile Plains, Parkinson, Sherwood, and Tarragindi, Corinda.[1]
Members[change | change source]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Wilkinson | Independent Labour | 1901–1904 | |
| Labor | 1904–1906 | ||
| Hugh Sinclair | Anti-Socialist | 1906–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1919 | ||
| Arnold Wienholt | Nationalist | 1919–1922 | |
| Josiah Francis | Nationalist | 1922–1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931–1944 | ||
| Liberal | 1944–1955 | ||
| (Sir) James Killen | Liberal | 1955–1983 | |
| Donald Milner Cameron | Liberal | 1983–1990 | |
| Garrie Gibson | Labor | 1990–1996 | |
| Gary Hardgrave | Liberal | 1996–2007 | |
| Graham Perrett | Labor | 2007–present | |
Election results[change | change source]
| 2022 Australian federal election: Moreton[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Graham Perrett | 34,633 | 37.42 | +2.27 | |
| Liberal National | Steven Huang | 30,777 | 33.25 | −7.58 | |
| Greens | Claire Garton | 19,250 | 20.80 | +4.04 | |
| One Nation | Neil Swann | 3,364 | 3.63 | +0.32 | |
| United Australia | Chelsea Follett | 3,064 | 3.31 | +1.09 | |
| Australian Federation | Peter Power | 1,468 | 1.59 | +1.59 | |
| Total formal votes | 92,556 | 97.24 | +0.24 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,625 | 2.76 | −0.24 | ||
| Turnout | 95,181 | 88.86 | −2.06 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Graham Perrett | 54,690 | 59.09 | +7.19 | |
| Liberal National | Steven Huang | 37,866 | 40.91 | −7.19 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.19 | |||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Australian Electoral Commission: Profile of the electoral division of Moreton (Qld) - Australian Electoral Commission
- ↑ Moreton, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.