Division of Forde
| Forde Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
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Division of Forde (green) within Queensland | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Bert Van Manen |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Frank Forde |
| Electors | 88,346 (2013) |
| Area | 419 km2 (161.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Forde is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named after Frank Forde, who was briefly Prime Minister of Australia in 1945. When it was created it was a marginal seat in the southern suburbs of Brisbane, but it now has no territory in common with the original seat and is located in exurban and semi-rural areas south of the city, including Beenleigh and Loganlea.
It was a fairly safe seat for the Liberal Party after the 2004 election. Kay Elson announced that she would not re-contest her seat in the 2007 election. Wendy Creighton, a Boonah resident and editor of the local newspaper, the Fassifern Guardian, contested Forde as the Liberal candidate instead. She was defeated at the Federal election by Brett Raguse, the opposing Labor Party candidate, making Forde the safest Liberal Party seat to be claimed by the Labor Party at the 2007 election.
On 8 August 2013, it was announced former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie would contest the seat of Forde at the 2013 election, replacing Des Hardman as the ALP candidate.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Watson | Liberal | 1984–1987 | |
| Mary Crawford | Labor | 1987–1996 | |
| Kay Elson | Liberal | 1996–2007 | |
| Brett Raguse | Labor | 2007–2010 | |
| Bert van Manen | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2013: Forde | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Bert Van Manen | 32,271 | 42.54 | −1.54 | |
| Labor | Peter Beattie | 25,794 | 34.00 | −3.39 | |
| Palmer United | Blair Brewster | 9,445 | 12.45 | +12.45 | |
| Greens | Sally Spain | 3,162 | 4.17 | −8.05 | |
| Family First | Amanda Best | 1,701 | 2.24 | −4.08 | |
| Katter's Australian | Paul Hunter | 1,652 | 2.18 | +2.18 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Jonathan Jennings | 745 | 0.98 | +0.98 | |
| Independent | Joshua Sloss | 698 | 0.92 | +0.92 | |
| Australian Voice | Keith Douglas | 262 | 0.35 | +0.35 | |
| CEC | Jan Pukallus | 130 | 0.17 | +0.17 | |
| Total formal votes | 75,860 | 92.73 | −0.14 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,948 | 7.27 | +0.14 | ||
| Turnout | 81,808 | 92.60 | +0.94 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Bert Van Manen | 41,256 | 54.38 | +2.75 | |
| Labor | Peter Beattie | 34,604 | 45.62 | −2.75 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +2.75 | |||
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Coordinates: 27°45′43″S 153°10′52″E / 27.762°S 153.181°E