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Maranoa
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Maranoa (green) within QueenslandCreated: 1900 MP: Bruce Scott Party: Liberal National Namesake: Maranoa, Queensland Area: 731,297 km² (282,355 sq mi) Demographic: Rural The Division of Maranoa is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the Maranoa River, which runs through the division. Located in southwest Queensland, towns located in Maranoa include Charleville, Cunnamulla, Dalby, Roma, Stanthorpe, Winton and Warwick.
Members
Member Party Term James Page Labor 1901–1921 James Hunter Country 1921–1940 Frank Baker Labor 1940–1943 Charles Adermann Country 1943–1949 Charles Russell Country 1949–1950 Independent 1950–1951 Wilfred Brimblecombe Country 1951–1966 James Corbett Country 1966–1980 Ian Cameron National 1980–1990 Bruce Scott National 1990–2010 Liberal National 2010–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of MaranoaAustralian federal election, 2010: Maranoa Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Bruce Scott 57,100 65.52 +7.00 Labor Geoff Keating 17,398 19.96 -9.94 Independent Charles Nason 4,597 5.28 +5.28 Greens Grant Newson 4,490 5.15 +1.94 Family First Greg McKay 3,560 4.09 +0.35 Total formal votes 87,145 95.06 -1.26 Informal votes 4,530 4.94 +1.26 Turnout 91,675 93.59 -1.33 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal National Bruce Scott 63,520 72.89 +8.83 Labor Geoff Keating 23,625 27.11 -8.83 Liberal National hold Swing +8.83 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
- Australian electorates contested at every election
- Federal politics in Queensland
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