Division of Longman

The Division of Longman is an Australian electoral division in Queensland.

Longman
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Longman in Queensland, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created1996
MPTerry Young
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeIrene Longman
Electors114,702 (2019)
Area1,237 km2 (477.6 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial

History
Irene Longman, the division's namesake

The division was first proclaimed in 1994. The division is named after Irene Longman, the first female member of the Parliament of Queensland and the third woman elected to a parliament in Australia.

Wyatt Roy, who represented the electorate between 2010 and 2016, was Australia's youngest ever parliamentarian elected at the time.[1]

Boundaries

Longman covers much of the Moreton Bay Region, including the former Caboolture Shire and some of the former Pine Rivers.

Its boundaries include Beachmere, Bribie Island, Burpengary, Dakabin, Donnybrook, Kallangur, Ningi, Toorbul, Caboolture, Caboolture South, Morayfield, Wamuran, Woodford and Narangba.

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  Mal Brough
(1961–)		 Liberal 2 March 1996 –
24 November 2007		 Served as minister under Howard. Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Fisher in 2013
  Jon Sullivan
(1950–2021)		 Labor 24 November 2007 –
21 August 2010		 Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Caboolture. Lost seat
  Wyatt Roy
(1990–)		 Liberal Nationals 21 August 2010 –
2 July 2016		 Lost seat. Was the youngest person ever elected to the House of Representatives
  Susan Lamb
(1972–)		 Labor 2 July 2016 –
18 May 2019		 Lost seat
  Terry Young
(1968–)		 Liberal Nationals 18 May 2019 –
present		 Incumbent

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Longman
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Queensland § Longman[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Longman[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Terry Young 38,411 38.59 −0.42
Labor Susan Lamb 33,949 34.10 −1.28
One Nation Matthew Thomson 13,160 13.22 +3.80
Greens Simone Dejun 6,684 6.71 +2.32
United Australia Bailey Maher 3,344 3.36 +3.36
Conservative National Dave Paulke 1,967 1.98 +1.98
Australia First Peter Schuback 1,069 1.07 +1.07
Progressives Jono Young 965 0.97 +0.97
Total formal votes 99,549 94.16 +2.69
Informal votes 6,173 5.84 −2.69
Turnout 105,722 92.16 +0.59
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Terry Young 53,037 53.28 +4.07
Labor Susan Lamb 46,512 46.72 −4.07
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing+4.07

References
  1. Singer, Melissa; Mitchell, Alex (22 August 2010). "About a Roy: Wyatt set to be youngest ever MP". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  2. Longman, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

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