Division of Wright
| Wright Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
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Division of Wright (green) in Queensland | |
| Created | 2009 |
| MP | Scott Buchholz |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Judith Wright |
| Electors | 90,316 (2013) |
| Area | 7,589 km2 (2,930.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Wright is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Queensland. The seat was first contested at the 2010 election. The division was created under the Australian Electoral Commission's 2009 Redistribution of Queensland.[1] The division of Wright covers a large area of the Gold Coast Hinterland and includes the towns of Beaudesert and Boonah. Wright was notionally a Liberal Party held seat on a margin of 4.8%.
The name of the electorate has been chosen to honour the poet Judith Wright.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Buchholz | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Wright
| Australian federal election, 2013: Wright | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Scott Buchholz | 38,630 | 47.84 | −5.25 | |
| Labor | Sharon Murakami | 17,267 | 21.39 | −6.39 | |
| Palmer United | Angie Ison | 11,691 | 14.48 | +14.48 | |
| Greens | Judith Summers | 4,358 | 5.40 | −6.55 | |
| Katter's Australian | David Neuendorf | 4,332 | 5.37 | +5.37 | |
| Family First | Stephen Lynch | 2,087 | 2.58 | −1.30 | |
| Independent | Matthew Wright | 1,810 | 2.24 | +2.24 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Tony Maunder | 565 | 0.70 | +0.70 | |
| Total formal votes | 80,740 | 94.97 | +0.60 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,276 | 5.03 | −0.60 | ||
| Turnout | 85,016 | 94.13 | +0.45 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Scott Buchholz | 49,930 | 61.84 | +1.69 | |
| Labor | Sharon Murakami | 30,810 | 38.16 | −1.69 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +1.69 | |||
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