Division of Bonner

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The Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 2004 and is named after Neville Bonner, the first Aborigine to serve in the Australian Parliament. Bonner served in the federal Senate as a Queensland Liberal.

The Division of Bonner is located in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, including the suburbs of Chandler, Carindale, Manly, Wishart and Wynnum. The seat had a notional Labor majority when it was created, but was won by the Liberal Party in 2004 by a slight margin.

[edit] Members

Member	Party affiliation	Period
Ross Vasta	Liberal	2004-

[edit] Results 2004 Election

Registered Voters		87,034		Marginal Liberal
Votes Cast		82,452		Turnout %	94.74	-1.14
Informal Votes		4,651		Informal %	5.64	+1.35
Party		Candidate	Primary Votes	%	Swing%
	Citizens Electoral Council	William Raymond WHEELER	451	0.58	+0.58
	Liberal Party of Australia	Ross Vasta	34,334	44.13	+1.74	Elected
	One Nation Party	Barry MYATT	1,436	1.85	-1.87
	Australian Labor Party	Con Sciacca	33,261	42.75	-2.08
	Family First Party	Trevor HUNT	3,393	4.36	+4.36
	Australian Democrats	Chad SMITH	1,090	1.40	-3.09
	Australian Greens	Elissa JENKINS	3,836	4.93	+1.92
Two Candidate Preferred
	Liberal Party of Australia	Ross Vasta	39,298	50.51	+2.40	Elected
	Australian Labor Party	Con Sciacca	38,503	49.49	-2.40
Total			77,801

Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland
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