Division of Brisbane

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The Division of Brisbane is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the city of Brisbane. On its original boundaries it included all of what is now the northern part of the City of Brisbane, but successive boundary changes cut it back to the inner suburban area. It now extends from the city centre into the western suburbs, and includes the suburbs of Ashgrove, Enoggera, Kelvin Grove and Stafford. For most of its history it has been a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but the Liberal Party won it in 1975 and 1977. It was Labor's most vulnerable seat at the 2004 election, but the sitting member, Arch Bevis, gained a substantial swing and has made the seat fairly secure.

[edit] Members

Member	Party affiliation	Period
Thomas Macdonald-Paterson	Independent	1901-03
Dr Millice Culpin	ALP	1903-06
Hon Justin Foxton	Anti-Socialist, Liberal	1906-10
William Finlayson	ALP	1910-19
Donald Cameron	Nationalist, UAP	1919-31
Hon George Lawson	ALP	1931-61
Manfred Cross	ALP	1961-75
Peter Johnson	Liberal	1975-80
Manfred Cross	ALP	1980-90
Hon Arch Bevis	ALP	1990-

[edit] Results 2004 Election

Registered Voters		89,629		Marginal Labor
Votes Cast		82,818		Turnout %	92.40	4.22
Informal Votes		3,495		Informal %	4.22	+0.48
Party		Candidate	Primary Votes	%	Swing%
	Liberal Party of Australia	Ingrid Tall	31,721	39.99	-1.22
	Independent	JF BARNES	767	0.97	+0.97
	Australian Greens	Richard NIELSEN	7,349	9.26	+2.70
	Australian Labor Party	Arch Bevis	33,687	42.47	+4.83	Elected
	Australian Democrats	Tracy SCHRADER	1,269	1.60	-7.07
	The Nationals	Nick WITHYCOMBE	2,242	2.83	+1.01
	Citizens Electoral Council	Nick CONTARINO	76	0.10	+0.10
	Socialist Alliance	Coral WYNTER	313	0.39	+0.39
	Family First Party	Charles NEWINGTON	1,899	2.39	+2.39
Two Candidate Preferred
	Liberal Party of Australia	Ingrid Tall	36,564	46.10	-2.87
	Australian Labor Party	Arch Bevis	42,759	53.90	+2.87	Elected
Total			79,323

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