Division of Wright

The Division of Wright is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland.

Wright
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Wright in Queensland, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created2009
MPScott Buchholz
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeJudith Wright
Electors112,110 (2019)
Area7,577 km2 (2,925.5 sq mi)
DemographicRural

History

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 7,577 square kilometres, stretching from the western Gold Coast, through the remnant rural areas between Logan City and the NSW border, and around to include the Lockyer Valley Council area west of Ipswich. As well as covering most of the Gold Coast hinterland, Wright includes Beaudesert, Jimboomba, Boonah, Laidley, Gatton, Hatton Vale and Helidon.

The name of the electorate was chosen to honour the poet Judith Wright. The division has been represented since the 2010 election by Scott Buchholz, a member of the Liberal National Party.

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  Scott Buchholz
(1968–)		 Liberal Nationals 21 August 2010 –
present		 Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Abbott and Turnbull. Incumbent

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Wright
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Queensland § Wright[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Wright[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Scott Buchholz 43,522 44.92 +3.10
Labor Pam McCreadie 18,155 18.74 −4.03
One Nation Chris O'Callaghan 13,576 14.01 −6.89
Greens Shannon Girard 6,951 7.17 −0.49
Independent Innes Larkin 5,165 5.33 +5.33
United Australia David Wright 4,747 4.90 +4.90
Katter's Australian Matthew Tomlinson 2,613 2.70 +2.70
Conservative National Rod Smith 2,164 2.23 +2.23
Total formal votes 96,893 93.92 −1.77
Informal votes 6,269 6.08 +1.77
Turnout 103,162 92.01 −0.23
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Scott Buchholz 62,571 64.58 +4.96
Labor Pam McCreadie 34,322 35.42 −4.96
Liberal National hold Swing+4.96

References
  1. Antony Green Election Blog: Queensland Redistribution
  2. Wright, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

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