Division of Lilley
| Lilley Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Division of Lilley (green) within Queensland | |
| Created | 1913 |
| MP | Wayne Swan |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Charles Lilley |
| Electors | 100,164 (2013) |
| Area | 147 km2 (56.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Lilley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1913. The division is named after Sir Charles Lilley, a former Premier of Queensland and a former Chief Justice in the Supreme Court of Queensland.
The Division of Lilley includes sparsely populated areas of Brisbane Airport, tidal wetlands around Boondall and industrial areas around Pinkenba.
Boundaries
Lilley stretches from Nundah in the south to the bayside suburbs of Sandgate and Brighton in the north, and as far west as Everton Park.
Lilley currently covers the north-eastern part of the City of Brisbane local government area, and includes Banyo, Boondall, Brighton, Chermside, Deagon, Geebung, Kedron, Northgate, Nudgee, Nundah, Pinkenba, Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Taigum, Virginia, Wavell Heights, Zillmere, and Aspley.
Members
The Division of Lilley tends to be a Labor marginal seat, and is currently represented by former Treasurer and former Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party and Deputy Prime Minister, Wayne Swan.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Stumm | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913–1917 | |
| George Mackay | Nationalist | 1917–1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931–1934 | ||
| Sir Donald Cameron | United Australia | 1934–1937 | |
| William Jolly | United Australia | 1937–1943 | |
| James Hadley | Labor | 1943–1949 | |
| Bruce Wight | Liberal | 1949–1961 | |
| Don Cameron | Labor | 1961–1963 | |
| Kevin Cairns | Liberal | 1963–1972 | |
| Frank Doyle | Labor | 1972–1974 | |
| Kevin Cairns | Liberal | 1974–1980 | |
| Elaine Darling | Labor | 1980–1993 | |
| Wayne Swan | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
| Elizabeth Grace | Liberal | 1996–1998 | |
| Wayne Swan | Labor | 1998–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2013: Lilley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Rod McGarvie | 37,232 | 41.32 | +0.10 | |
| Labor | Wayne Swan | 36,228 | 40.21 | −0.88 | |
| Greens | Nic Forster | 6,908 | 7.67 | −4.50 | |
| Palmer United | Benedict Figueroa | 6,193 | 6.87 | +6.87 | |
| Katter's Australian | James Ryan | 1,899 | 2.11 | +2.11 | |
| Family First | Allan Vincent | 1,297 | 1.44 | −1.66 | |
| CEC | Nick Contarino | 344 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
| Total formal votes | 90,101 | 95.43 | −0.01 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,314 | 4.57 | +0.01 | ||
| Turnout | 94,415 | 94.26 | +0.74 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Wayne Swan | 46,237 | 51.32 | −1.86 | |
| Liberal National | Rod McGarvie | 43,864 | 48.68 | +1.86 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.86 | |||
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Coordinates: 27°22′37″S 153°04′16″E / 27.377°S 153.071°E