Division of Maranoa
| Maranoa Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
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Division of Maranoa (green) within Queensland | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Bruce Scott |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Maranoa, Queensland |
| Electors | 99,614 (2013) |
| Area | 731,297 km2 (282,355.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Maranoa is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named after the Maranoa River, which runs through the division. Located in the mostly rural southwestern portion of the state, towns located in Maranoa include Charleville, Cunnamulla, Dalby, Roma, Kingaroy, Stanthorpe, Winton and Warwick.
Maranoa is a comfortably safe seat for The Nationals; it was actually the first Queensland seat won by that party. It has been in National hands for all but three years since a 1921 by-election, and without interruption since 1943. Only two Labor MPs have ever won it. It is currently the second-safest seat for either side of politics in Australia, with a 22.3-point swing required for Labor to win it.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Page | Labor | 1901–1921 | |
| James Hunter | Country | 1921–1940 | |
| Frank Baker | Labor | 1940–1943 | |
| Charles Adermann | Country | 1943–1949 | |
| Charles Russell | Country | 1949–1950 | |
| Independent | 1950–1951 | ||
| Wilfred Brimblecombe | Country | 1951–1966 | |
| James Corbett | Country | 1966–1980 | |
| Ian Cameron | National | 1980–1990 | |
| Bruce Scott | National | 1990–2010 | |
| Liberal National | 2010–present | ||
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2013: Maranoa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Bruce Scott | 51,622 | 57.42 | −8.10 | |
| Labor | Nick Cedric-Thompson | 14,649 | 16.29 | −3.67 | |
| Palmer United | John Bjelke-Petersen | 12,506 | 13.91 | +13.91 | |
| Katter's Australian | Rowell Walton | 5,027 | 5.59 | +5.59 | |
| Greens | Grant Newson | 2,762 | 3.07 | −2.08 | |
| Family First | John Spellman | 2,481 | 2.76 | −1.33 | |
| Rise Up Australia | George Clouston | 861 | 0.96 | +0.96 | |
| Total formal votes | 89,908 | 95.61 | +0.55 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,124 | 4.39 | −0.55 | ||
| Turnout | 94,032 | 94.40 | +0.75 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Bruce Scott | 64,987 | 72.28 | −0.61 | |
| Labor | Nick Cedric-Thompson | 24,921 | 27.72 | +0.61 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −0.61 | |||
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Coordinates: 25°48′25″S 144°43′05″E / 25.807°S 144.718°E