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Rankin
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Rankin (green) within QueenslandCreated: 1984 MP: Craig Emerson Party: Labor Namesake: Annabelle Rankin Area: 131 km² (51 sq mi) Demographic: Outer Metropolitan The Division of Rankin is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Annabelle Rankin, the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate.
In its original form, Rankin covered the Gold Coast hinterland including Lamington National Park and the major town of Beaudesert as well as some outer metropolitan areas of Brisbane. In this situation it was a marginal seat held by the Labor party. However, with the transfer of the rural hinterland to Forde, Rankin became a much safer Labor seat, being one of only two Queensland seats the ALP retained in the 1996 election.
Today Rankin is based on the outer southern suburbs of the City of the Brisbane, in addition to portions of the City of Logan.
Members
Member Party Term David Beddall Labor 1984–1998 Craig Emerson Labor 1998–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of RankinAustralian federal election, 2010: Rankin Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Craig Emerson 36,090 45.15 -10.98 Liberal National Luke Smith 29,652 37.10 +2.63 Greens Neil Cotter 8,956 11.20 +6.61 Family First Alexandra Todd 5,231 6.54 +3.44 Total formal votes 79,929 92.51 -3.06 Informal votes 6,475 7.49 +3.06 Turnout 86,404 91.33 -2.38 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Craig Emerson 44,289 55.41 -6.26 Liberal National Luke Smith 35,640 44.59 +6.26 Labor hold Swing -6.26 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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