Division of Wright

Wright Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Wright (green) in Queensland
Created:	2009
MP:	Scott Buchholz
Party:	Liberal National
Namesake:	Judith Wright
Area:	7,589 km² (2,930 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

Australian federal election, 2010: Wright
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Scott Buchholz	40,031	53.09	+1.47
	Labor	Andrew Ramsay	20,946	27.78	-10.74
	Greens	Anna Bridle	9,010	11.95	+6.99
	Family First	Jeremy Fredericks	2,923	3.88	+1.78
	Independent	Ken Degen	2,497	3.31	+3.31
Total formal votes			75,407	94.37	-1.85
Informal votes			4,497	5.63	+1.85
Turnout			79,904	93.67	+0.09
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal National	Scott Buchholz	45,358	60.15	+6.36
	Labor	Andrew Ramsay	30,049	39.85	-6.36
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+6.36

References

1. ^ Antony Green Election Blog: Queensland Redistribution

• Division of Wright (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 27°55′01″S 152°40′26″E / 27.917°S 152.674°E / -27.917; 152.674