Division of Bonner

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Bonner
Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory: Queensland
Created: 2004
MP: Kerry Rea
Party: Labor
Namesake: Neville Bonner
Electors: 90,381
Area: 358 km² (138.2 sq mi)
Demographic: Outer Metropolitan

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 Senator. Apart from Bonner there are only three other divisions which bear the names of Aboriginal people, Bennelong in New South Wales, Blair in Queensland and Lingiari in the Northern Territory.

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. Kerry Rea regained the seat for Labor in 2007.

[edit] Members

Member Party Term
  Ross Vasta Liberal 2004—2007
  Kerry Rea Labor 2007—present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Bonner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kerry Rea 40,784 48.80 +6.05
Liberal Ross Vasta 35,031 41.91 -2.22
Greens David Wyatt 4,094 4.90 -0.03
Family First Stephen Gellatly 1,612 1.93 -2.43
Fishing Party Shane Boese 1,010 1.21 +1.21
Democrats Vicki Stocks 837 1.00 -0.40
Liberty and Democracy Lisa Charles 212 0.25 +0.25
Total formal votes 83,580 97.03 +2.67
Informal votes 2,558 2.97 -2.67
Turnout 83,580 95.31 +0.57
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Kerry Rea 45,576 54.53 +5.04
Liberal Ross Vasta 38,004 45.47 -5.04
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.04
Australian federal election, 2004: Bonner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ross Vasta 34,334 44.13 +1.74
Labor Con Sciacca 33,261 42.75 -2.08
Greens Elissa Jenkins 3,836 4.93 +1.92
Family First Trevor Hunt 3,393 4.36 +4.36
One Nation Barry Myatt 1,436 1.85 -1.87
Democrats Chad Smith 1,090 1.40 -3.09
Citizens Electoral Council William Raymond Wheeler 451 0.58 +0.58
Total formal votes 77,801 94.36 -1.35
Informal votes 4,651 5.64 +1.35
Turnout 82,452 94.74 -1.14
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Ross Vasta 39,298 50.51 +2.40
Labor Con Sciacca 38,503 49.49 -2.40
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.40
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Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland

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