Division of Bonner
| Bonner Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 2004 |
| MP | Ross Vasta |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Neville Bonner |
| Electors | 92,661 (2010) |
| Area | 360 km2 (139.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was created in 2004 and is named after Neville Bonner, the first Indigenous Australian elected to the Parliament of Australia.[1] Bonner was a Queensland Liberal Senator. There are only three other divisions named for Aboriginal people, Bennelong in New South Wales, Blair in Queensland and Lingiari in the Northern Territory.
The Division of Bonner covers the eastern areas of Brisbane, including Chandler, Carindale, Manly, Mount Gravatt, Wishart and Wynnum.
Members
[change | change source]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Vasta | Liberal | 2004–2007 | |
| Kerry Rea | Labor | 2007–2010 | |
| Ross Vasta | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
Election results
[change | change source]| 2022 Australian federal election: Bonner[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Ross Vasta | 43,191 | 44.82 | −4.67 | |
| Labor | Tabatha Young | 28,491 | 29.56 | −1.54 | |
| Greens | Bernard Lakey | 16,144 | 16.75 | +5.06 | |
| One Nation | Amanda Neil | 5,371 | 5.57 | +1.57 | |
| United Australia | Serge Diklich | 3,177 | 3.30 | +0.76 | |
| Total formal votes | 96,374 | 97.50 | +0.43 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,467 | 2.50 | −0.43 | ||
| Turnout | 98,841 | 90.57 | −2.19 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Ross Vasta | 51,471 | 53.41 | −4.00 | |
| Labor | Tabatha Young | 44,903 | 46.59 | +4.00 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.00 | |||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Bonner (Qld) - Australian Electoral Commission". aec.gov.au. 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Bonner, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.