Division of Dickson
| Dickson Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 1992 |
| MP | Peter Dutton |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | James Dickson |
| Electors | 94,376 (2013) |
| Area | 722 km2 (278.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Dickson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland, Australia. It was set up in 1992 and is named after Sir James Dickson, a supporter of the Australian Federation, the Premier of Queensland and Minister for Defence in the first Australian government.[1] It covers the outer north-western suburbs of Brisbane, including Albany Creek, Arana Hills, Bray Park, Brendale, Cashmere, Dayboro, Eatons Hill, Everton Hills, Ferny Hills, Joyner, Kallangur, Lawnton, Mount Glorious, Mount Nebo, Petrie, Samford Valley, Strathpine and Warner.[1]
1993 Election
[change | change source]There was an unusual circumstance at the 1993 election. One of the candidates, an independent, died very shortly before the election. Because of this another election had to be called for the division a month later than the general election. The Labor Party won the election, and Prime Minister Paul Keating selected his new ministers on 27 March. He did not include an Attorney-General, keeping the position open for Michael Lavarch. Lavarch won the division, and was appointed to the ministry on 27 April.
Members
[change | change source]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lavarch | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
| Tony Smith | Liberal | 1996–1998 | |
| Independent | 1998–1998 | ||
| Cheryl Kernot | Labor | 1998–2001 | |
| Peter Dutton | Liberal | 2001–2010 | |
| Liberal National | 2010–present | ||
Michael Lavarch had previously had been member for the Division of Fisher. He was Attorney-General in the Keating Government. Tony Smith did not receive Liberal Party support for the upcoming 1998 election, and so become an independent. Cheryl Kernot had been a member of the Australian Senate and leader of the Australian Democrats. She resigned, joined the Labor Party and won the division in 1998. Peter Dutton was a minister in the Howard Government and Minister for Health and Minister for Sport in the Abbott Government.
Election results
[change | change source]| 2022 Australian federal election: Dickson[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Peter Dutton | 41,657 | 42.07 | −3.86 | |
| Labor | Ali France | 31,396 | 31.70 | +0.37 | |
| Greens | Vinnie Batten | 12,871 | 13.00 | +3.02 | |
| One Nation | Tamera Gibson | 5,312 | 5.36 | +0.18 | |
| United Australia | Alina Ward | 2,717 | 2.74 | +0.50 | |
| Independent | Alan Buchbach | 2,222 | 2.24 | +2.24 | |
| Independent | Thor Prohaska | 1,618 | 1.63 | −0.74 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lloyd Russell | 1,236 | 1.25 | +1.25 | |
| Total formal votes | 99,029 | 96.12 | +0.48 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,996 | 3.88 | −0.48 | ||
| Turnout | 103,025 | 91.35 | −2.32 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Peter Dutton | 51,196 | 51.70 | −2.94 | |
| Labor | Ali France | 47,833 | 48.30 | +2.94 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −2.94 | |||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Dickson (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ Dickson, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.