Division of Flynn
The Division of Flynn is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up for the 2007 federal election. The electorate covers the areas west from the port city of Gladstone, as far as the town of Emerald.[1] It was named after John Flynn, founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.[2]
| Flynn Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Flynn (green) within Queensland | |
| Created | 2006 |
| MP | Colin Boyce |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | John Flynn |
| Electors | 95,362 (2013) |
| Area | 133,063 km2 (51,375.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
Formation
In June 2006, the Australian Electoral Commission announced that the new division would be named Wright. This would honour Judith Wright for her life as a "poet and in the areas of arts, conservation and indigenous affairs in Queensland and Australia".[3] Many people complained because the name could be linked to disgraced former Queensland ALP leader Keith Wright. Instead the AEC named the seat after John Flynn.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Trevor | Labor | 2007–2010 | |
| Ken O'Dowd | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Flynn[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Colin Boyce | 34,046 | 36.88 | −1.01 | |
| Labor | Matt Burnett | 30,948 | 33.53 | +4.88 | |
| One Nation | Sharon Lohse | 11,287 | 12.23 | −7.37 | |
| United Australia | Tanya Wieden | 6,266 | 6.79 | +2.54 | |
| Greens | Paul Bambrick | 4,007 | 4.34 | +1.27 | |
| Independent | Duncan Scott | 3,745 | 4.06 | +2.51 | |
| Great Australian | Carla Svendsen | 2,012 | 2.18 | +2.18 | |
| Total formal votes | 92,311 | 96.17 | +1.98 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,672 | 3.83 | −1.98 | ||
| Turnout | 95,983 | 88.07 | −4.08 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Colin Boyce | 49,682 | 53.82 | −4.84 | |
| Labor | Matt Burnett | 42,629 | 46.18 | +4.84 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.84 | |||
Division Of Flynn Media
John Flynn, the division's namesake
Australian Federal Member for Flynn Ken O'Dowd at a Vietnam Veterans' Remembrance Day service in 2019, which was held in Ludwig Leichharddt Park in the regional Australian town of Taroom, Queensland where a new war memorial was officially unveiled
References
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Flynn (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "Electoral seat named after flying doctors' founder". ABC News. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ↑ "Proposal for Queensland Federal Electoral Redistribution". Australian Electoral Commission. 2006-07-23. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
- ↑ Flynn, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.