Division of Wright

Wright Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Wright (green) in Queensland
Created	2009
MP	Scott Buchholz
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Judith Wright
Electors	90,316 (2013)
Area	7,589 km^2 (2,930.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Wright is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Queensland. The seat was first contested at the 2010 election. The division was created under the Australian Electoral Commission's 2009 Redistribution of Queensland.^[1] The division of Wright covers a large area of the Gold Coast Hinterland and includes the towns of Beaudesert and Boonah. Wright was notionally a Liberal Party held seat on a margin of 4.8%.

The name of the electorate has been chosen to honour the poet Judith Wright.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Scott Buchholz	Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2013: Wright
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Scott Buchholz	38,630	47.84	−5.25
	Labor	Sharon Murakami	17,267	21.39	−6.39
	Palmer United	Angie Ison	11,691	14.48	+14.48
	Greens	Judith Summers	4,358	5.40	−6.55
	Katter's Australian	David Neuendorf	4,332	5.37	+5.37
	Family First	Stephen Lynch	2,087	2.58	−1.30
	Independent	Matthew Wright	1,810	2.24	+2.24
	Rise Up Australia	Tony Maunder	565	0.70	+0.70
Total formal votes			80,740	94.97	+0.60
Informal votes			4,276	5.03	−0.60
Turnout			85,016	94.13	+0.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Scott Buchholz	49,930	61.84	+1.69
	Labor	Sharon Murakami	30,810	38.16	−1.69
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+1.69

References

1. Antony Green Election Blog: Queensland Redistribution

External links

• Division of Wright (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 27°55′01″S 152°40′26″E / 27.917°S 152.674°E