Division of Blair

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The Division of Blair is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1998 and is named for Harold Blair, an Aboriginal singer and civil rights campaigner. The Division is based in the rural areas west of Brisbane and includes parts of Ipswich and the towns of Esk, Gatton and Kingaroy. Blair is a safe seat for the Liberal Party. The founder of the One Nation Party, Pauline Hanson, contested Blair in 1998, shifting from her previous seat, Oxley, but was defeated.

[edit] Members

Member Party affiliation Period
Cameron Thompson Liberal 1998-

[edit] Results 2004 Election

Registered Voters 91,529 Safe Liberal
Votes Cast 86,800 Turnout 94.83 -1.09
Informal Votes 5,019 Informal % 5.78% +0.47%
Party Candidate Primary Votes % Swing%
  New Country Party Alan PRICE 1,691 2.07 +2.07
  The Green Australians John BENNETT 473 0.58 +0.58
  Liberal Party of Australia Cameron Thompson 42,683 52.19 +8.28 Elected
  Australian Greens Sarai E O'REILLY-REIS 2,406 2.94 -0.20
  Citizens Electoral Council Rodney STAPLETON 458 0.56 +0.29
  Australian Labor Party Shayne NEUMANN 25,709 31.44 +1.06
  Australian Democrats Neal MCKENZIE 1,049 1.28 -2.32
  One Nation Party David CHIDGEY 4,330 5.29 -9.69
  Family First Party Priscilla SMITH 2,982 3.65 +3.65
Two Candidate Preferred
  Liberal Party of Australia Cameron Thompson 50,057 61.21 +4.59 Elected
  Australian Labor Party Shayne NEUMANN 31,724 38.79 -4.59
Total 81,781
Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland

Blair | Bonner | Bowman | Brisbane | Capricornia | Dawson | Dickson | Fadden | Fairfax | Fisher | Forde | Griffith | Groom | Herbert | Hinkler | Kennedy | Leichhardt | Lilley | Longman | Maranoa | McPherson | Moncrieff | Moreton | Oxley | Petrie | Rankin | Ryan | Wide Bay