Division of Ryan

Ryan Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Ryan (green) within Queensland
Created	1949
MP	Jane Prentice
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	T. J. Ryan
Electors	100,652 (2013)
Area	441 km^2 (170.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named after T. J. Ryan, Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919. Ryan is located in south east Queensland, and is generally based on the western suburbs of the City of Brisbane.

Location

The Division of Ryan encompasses the suburbs and localities of Auchenflower, Bellbowrie, Brookfield, Chapel Hill, Ferny Grove, Fig Tree Pocket, The Gap, Indooroopilly, Karana Downs, Kenmore, Keperra, Lake Manchester, Moggill, Pullenvale, St Lucia, Taringa, Toowong, the western Centenary Suburbs and parts of Bardon.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Nigel Drury	Liberal	1949–1975
	John Moore	Liberal	1975–2001
	Leonie Short	Labor	2001–2001
	Michael Johnson	Liberal	2001–2010
		Independent	2010
	Jane Prentice	Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2013: Ryan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Jane Prentice	47,366	51.68	+5.95
	Labor	Damien Hamwood	23,385	25.51	+0.49
	Greens	Charles Worringham	13,235	14.44	−4.52
	Palmer United	Craig Gunnis	4,558	4.97	+4.97
	Family First	Lisa Demedio	1,213	1.32	−0.48
	Katter's Australian	Peter Walker	1,140	1.24	+1.24
	Secular	Michael Sweedman	761	0.83	+0.83
Total formal votes			91,658	96.75	−0.38
Informal votes			3,078	3.25	+0.38
Turnout			94,736	94.12	+0.81
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Jane Prentice	53,657	58.54	+1.38
	Labor	Damien Hamwood	38,001	41.46	−1.38
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+1.38

References

External links

• Division of Ryan (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 27°28′12″S 152°51′04″E / 27.470°S 152.851°E