Division of Blair

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The Division of Blair is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1998 and is named for Harold Blair, an Aboriginal singer and civil rights campaigner. The Division is based in the rural areas west of Brisbane and includes parts of Ipswich and the towns of Esk, Gatton and Kingaroy. Blair is a safe seat for the Liberal Party. The founder of the One Nation Party, Pauline Hanson, contested Blair in 1998, shifting from her previous seat, Oxley, but was defeated.

[edit] Members

Member	Party affiliation	Period
Cameron Thompson	Liberal	1998-

[edit] Results 2004 Election

Registered Voters		91,529		Safe Liberal
Votes Cast		86,800		Turnout	94.83	-1.09
Informal Votes		5,019		Informal %	5.78%	+0.47%
Party		Candidate	Primary Votes	%	Swing%
	New Country Party	Alan PRICE	1,691	2.07	+2.07
	The Green Australians	John BENNETT	473	0.58	+0.58
	Liberal Party of Australia	Cameron Thompson	42,683	52.19	+8.28	Elected
	Australian Greens	Sarai E O'REILLY-REIS	2,406	2.94	-0.20
	Citizens Electoral Council	Rodney STAPLETON	458	0.56	+0.29
	Australian Labor Party	Shayne NEUMANN	25,709	31.44	+1.06
	Australian Democrats	Neal MCKENZIE	1,049	1.28	-2.32
	One Nation Party	David CHIDGEY	4,330	5.29	-9.69
	Family First Party	Priscilla SMITH	2,982	3.65	+3.65
Two Candidate Preferred
	Liberal Party of Australia	Cameron Thompson	50,057	61.21	+4.59	Elected
	Australian Labor Party	Shayne NEUMANN	31,724	38.79	-4.59
Total			81,781

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