Division of Wright

Wright
Australian House of Representatives Division
Wright; Australian House of Representatives Division
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Created	2009
MP	Scott Buchholz
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Judith Wright
Electors	123,884 (2022)
Area	7,577 km2 (2,925.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural and provincial

The Division of Wright is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland.

Geography

Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.^[1]

History

The seat was first contested at the 2010 election. The division was created under the Australian Electoral Commission's 2009 Redistribution of Queensland.^[2] The division of Wright covers 7,577 square kilometres, stretching from the western Gold Coast, through the remnant rural areas between Logan City and the NSW border, and around to include the Lockyer Valley Council area west of Ipswich. As well as covering most of the Gold Coast hinterland, Wright includes Beaudesert, Jimboomba, Boonah, Laidley, Gatton, Hatton Vale and Helidon.

The name of the electorate was chosen to honour the poet Judith Wright. The division has been represented since the 2010 election by Scott Buchholz, a member of the Liberal National Party.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Scott Buchholz (1968–)	Liberal National	21 August 2010 – present	Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Abbott and Turnbull. Incumbent

Election results

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Primary vote results in Wright (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)

Liberal National

Labor

One Nation

Greens

Palmer United/United Australia Party

Katter's

Independent

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Two-candidate-preferred results in Wright

References

^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ Election Blog: Queensland Redistribution, Antony Green

External links

Division of Wright (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

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[1] Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[2] Election Blog: Queensland Redistribution, Antony Green

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