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Bonner
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Bonner (green) within QueenslandCreated: 2004 MP: Ross Vasta Party: Liberal National Namesake: Neville Bonner Area: 360 km² (139 sq mi) Demographic: Outer Metropolitan The Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 2004 and is named after Neville Bonner, the first Aborigine to serve in the Australian Parliament. Bonner served in the federal Senate as a Queensland Liberal Senator. Apart from Bonner there are only three other divisions which bear the names of Aboriginal people, Bennelong in New South Wales, Blair in Queensland and Lingiari in the Northern Territory.
The Division of Bonner is located in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, including the suburbs of Chandler, Carindale, Manly, Mount Gravatt, Wishart and Wynnum. 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 Liberals in the 2010 elections.
Members
Member Party Term Ross Vasta Liberal 2004–2007 Kerry Rea Labor 2007–2010 Ross Vasta Liberal National 2010–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of BonnerAustralian federal election, 2010: Bonner Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Ross Vasta 38,105 46.38 +4.47 Labor Kerry Rea 29,639 36.07 -12.73 Greens Darryl Rosin 9,188 11.18 +6.28 Family First Carolyn Ferrando 2,318 2.82 +0.89 Independent Greg Sowden 1,984 2.41 +2.41 Democratic Labor Utz Wellner 931 1.13 +1.13 Total formal votes 82,165 94.89 -2.14 Informal votes 4,429 5.11 +2.14 Turnout 86,594 93.43 -1.90 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal National Ross Vasta 43,400 52.82 +7.35 Labor Kerry Rea 38,765 47.18 -7.35 Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +7.35 References
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland Blair · Bonner · Bowman · Brisbane · Capricornia · Dawson · Dickson · Fadden · Fairfax · Fisher · Flynn · Forde · Griffith · Groom · Herbert · Hinkler · Kennedy · Leichhardt · Lilley · Longman · Maranoa · McPherson · Moncrieff · Moreton · Oxley · Petrie · Rankin · Ryan · Wide Bay · Wright
Abolished: Darling Downs · Oxley (1901-34)
Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern TerritoriesCategories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Federal politics in Queensland
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