Division of Moreton
The Division of Moreton is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named after Moreton Bay. The seat is very multicultural, with a significant Asian, South Eastern European and African population living in the electorate.
Originally a non-Labor bastion, it was held by the leading non-Labor party for 86 years before Labor regained it in 1990. Since then, it has been a bellwether seat, voting for the winning party in every election.
Boundaries
Moreton is located in south east Queensland, and is based in the southern suburbs of the City of Brisbane. The division includes Archerfield, Chelmer, Fairfield, Graceville, Karawatha, Kuraby, Macgregor, Moorooka, Nathan, Robertson, Rocklea, Runcorn, Salisbury, Stretton, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills, Tennyson, Yeronga, and Yeerongpilly, and parts of Algester, Berrinba, Calamvale, Coopers Plains, Drewvale, Eight Mile Plains, Parkinson, Sherwood, and Tarragindi.
Members
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2010: Moreton |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal National |
Malcolm Cole |
35,182 |
43.40 |
+2.56 |
|
Labor |
Graham Perrett |
29,190 |
36.01 |
-12.12 |
|
Greens |
Elissa Jenkins |
12,882 |
15.89 |
+8.74 |
|
Family First |
Steve Christian |
2,787 |
3.44 |
+1.97 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Lee Nightingale |
1,018 |
1.26 |
+1.26 |
| Total formal votes |
81,059 |
95.15 |
-1.69 |
| Informal votes |
4,128 |
4.85 |
+1.69 |
| Turnout |
85,187 |
91.86 |
-3.16 |
| Two-candidate preferred result |
|
Labor |
Graham Perrett |
41,447 |
51.13 |
-4.88 |
|
Liberal National |
Malcolm Cole |
39,612 |
48.87 |
+4.88 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-4.88 |
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