Division of Longman
| Longman Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
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Division of Longman (green) within Queensland | |
| Created | 1996 |
| MP | Wyatt Roy |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Irene Longman |
| Electors | 94,050 (2013) |
| Area | 1,239 km2 (478.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Longman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1994. The division is named after Irene Longman, the first female member of the Parliament of Queensland and the third woman elected to a parliament in Australia. Entering parliament at the age of 20, Longman's current representative, Wyatt Roy, was Australia's youngest ever parliamentarian.[1]
Boundaries
Longman covers much of the Moreton Bay Region, including the former Caboolture Shire and some of the former Pine Rivers.
Its boundaries include Beachmere, Bribie Island, Burpengary, Dakabin, Donnybrook, Kallangur, Ningi, Toorbul, Caboolture, Morayfield, Wamuran Woodford and Narangba.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mal Brough | Liberal | 1996–2007 | |
| Jon Sullivan | Labor | 2007–2010 | |
| Wyatt Roy | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Longman
| Australian federal election, 2013: Longman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Wyatt Roy | 37,570 | 44.84 | +1.09 | |
| Labor | Michael Caisley | 25,683 | 30.65 | −6.99 | |
| Palmer United | Clem van der Weegen | 10,714 | 12.79 | +12.79 | |
| Greens | Helen Fairweather | 3,304 | 3.94 | −5.18 | |
| Katter's Australian | Brad Kennedy | 2,364 | 2.82 | +2.82 | |
| Family First | Will Smith | 1,977 | 2.36 | −1.89 | |
| Sex Party | Ayla Goeytes | 1,283 | 1.53 | +1.53 | |
| Independent | Caleb Wells | 895 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
| Total formal votes | 83,790 | 94.93 | +2.22 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,473 | 5.07 | −2.22 | ||
| Turnout | 88,263 | 93.85 | +0.36 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Wyatt Roy | 47,691 | 56.92 | +5.00 | |
| Labor | Michael Caisley | 36,099 | 43.08 | −5.00 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +5.00 | |||
References
- ↑ Singer, Melissa; Mitchell, Alex (2010-08-22). "About a Roy: Wyatt set to be youngest ever MP". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 2010-08-24.
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Coordinates: 27°00′50″S 152°53′42″E / 27.014°S 152.895°E
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