Division of Maranoa

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Maranoa
Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory: Queensland
Created: 1901
MP: Bruce Scott
Party: National
Namesake: Maranoa, Queensland
Electors: 86,754
Area: 546,830 km² (211,132.2 sq mi)
Demographic: Rural

The Division of Maranoa is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the Maranoa River, which runs through the division. Located in southwest Queensland, Maranoa covers an area of approximately 650,504 square kilometres (2005). Towns located in Maranoa include Charleville, Cunnamulla, Dalby, Roma, Stanthorpe, Winton and Warwick.

[edit] Members

Member Party Term
  James Page Labor 1901—1921
  James Hunter Country 1921—1940
  Frank Baker Labor 1940—1943
  Charles Adermann Country 1943—1949
  Charles Russell Country 1949—1951
  Wilfred Brimblecombe Country 1951—1966
  James Corbett Country 1966—1980
  Ian Cameron National 1980—1990
  Bruce Scott National 1990—present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Scott 46,293 58.57 +10.75
Labor Mike Bathersby 23,288 29.46 +7.65
Family First David Totenhofer 3,034 3.84 -0.15
One Nation Rod Watson 2,774 3.51 -1.61
Greens Bob East 2,646 3.35 +1.10
Democrats Alan Dickson 1,004 1.27 +0.14
Total formal votes 79,039 96.44 +1.38
Informal votes 2,920 3.56 -1.38
Turnout 81,959 94.47 -0.87
Two Candidate Preferred Result
National Bruce Scott 50,936 64.44 -6.61
Labor Mike Bathersby 28,103 35.56 +6.61
National hold Swing -6.61
Australian federal election, 2004: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Scott 47,846 60.51 +7.40
Labor Shane Guley 17,636 22.30 -1.84
One Nation Santo Ferraro 3,535 4.47 -10.13
Family First Stephen Moloney 3,067 3.88 +3.88
Independent Philip Black 2,570 3.25 +3.25
New Country Rick Benham 1,654 2.09 +2.09
Greens Jonathan Rihan 1,580 2.00 +0.08
Democrats Greg Ridge 903 1.14 -2.54
Citizens Electoral Council David Klingsporn 280 0.35 -0.43
Total formal votes 79,071 95.24 -0.08
Informal votes 3,955 4.76 +0.08
Turnout 83,026 94.48 -1.72
Two Candidate Preferred Result
National Bruce Scott 56,085 70.93 +5.55
Labor Shane Guley 22,986 29.07 -5.55
National hold Swing +5.55
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