Division of Bonner

The Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland, located in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, including the suburbs of Chandler, Carindale, Manly, Mount Gravatt, Wishart and Wynnum.

Bonner
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Bonner in Queensland, as of the 2019 federal election
Created2004
MPRoss Vasta
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeNeville Bonner
Electors109,169 (2022)
Area374 km2 (144.4 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

Geography

Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]

History
Neville Bonner, the division's namesake

The division was created in 2004 and is named after Neville Bonner, the first Aboriginal Australian person to serve in the Australian Parliament. Bonner served in the federal Senate as a Queensland Liberal Senator.[2]

The seat had a notional Labor majority when it was created, but was won by the Liberal Party in 2004 by a slight margin. Kerry Rea regained the seat for Labor in 2007. Then Ross Vasta re-took the seat for the LNP at the 2010 election.

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  Ross Vasta
(1966–)		 Liberal 9 October 2004 –
24 November 2007		 Lost seat
  Kerry Rea
(1963–)		 Labor 24 November 2007 –
21 August 2010		 Lost seat
  Ross Vasta
(1966–)		 Liberal Nationals 21 August 2010 –
present		 Incumbent

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Bonner
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Bonner.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Bonner[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Ross Vasta 43,191 44.82 −4.67
Labor Tabatha Young 28,491 29.56 −1.54
Greens Bernard Lakey 16,144 16.75 +5.06
One Nation Amanda Neil 5,371 5.57 +1.57
United Australia Serge Diklich 3,177 3.30 +0.76
Total formal votes 96,374 97.50 +0.43
Informal votes 2,467 2.50 −0.43
Turnout 98,841 90.57 −2.19
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ross Vasta 51,471 53.41 −4.00
Labor Tabatha Young 44,903 46.59 +4.00
Liberal National hold Swing−4.00
Primary vote results in Bonner (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal/Liberal National
  Labor
  Greens
  One Nation
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
Two-candidate-preferred results in Bonner

References
  1. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. "Profile of the electoral division of Bonner (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. Bonner, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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