Division of Forde
The Division of Forde is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1984, and is named after Frank Forde, Prime Minister of Australia in 1945.[1] At first it covered the southern suburbs of Brisbane, but changes have moved the area of the division into the semi-rural areas south of the city. This includes Beenleigh, Bethania, Boronia Heights, Chambers Flat, Cornubia, Eagleby, Edens Landing, Loganholme, Logan Reserve, Mount Warren Park, Ormeau Hills, Park Ridge, Tanah Merah, Upper Coomera, Waterford, Waterford West and Windaroo as well as parts of Daisy Hill, Heritage Park, Loganlea, Munruben, Ormeau, Park Ridge South and Shailer Park.[1]
| Forde Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Forde (green) within Queensland | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Bert Van Manen |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Frank Forde |
| Electors | 88,346 (2013) |
| Area | 419 km2 (161.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Watson | Liberal | 1984–1987 | |
| Mary Crawford | Labor | 1987–1996 | |
| Kay Elson | Liberal | 1996–2007 | |
| Brett Raguse | Labor | 2007–2010 | |
| Bert van Manen | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
On 8 August 2013, it was announced former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie would contest the seat of Forde at the 2013 election.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Forde[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Bert van Manen | 34,920 | 36.91 | −6.59 | |
| Labor | Rowan Holzberger | 26,497 | 28.01 | −1.50 | |
| Greens | Jordan Hall | 9,319 | 9.85 | +1.12 | |
| One Nation | Seschelle Matterson | 7,578 | 8.01 | −3.80 | |
| United Australia | Roxanne O'Halloran | 7,485 | 7.91 | +3.87 | |
| Independent | Christopher Greaves | 2,973 | 3.14 | +3.14 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tobby Sutherland | 2,668 | 2.82 | +2.82 | |
| Animal Justice | Linda McCarthy | 2,444 | 2.58 | +2.58 | |
| TNL | Samuel Holland | 728 | 0.77 | +0.77 | |
| Total formal votes | 94,612 | 93.22 | −2.14 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,884 | 6.78 | +2.14 | ||
| Turnout | 101,496 | 85.23 | −4.26 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Bert van Manen | 51,311 | 54.23 | −4.37 | |
| Labor | Rowan Holzberger | 43,301 | 45.77 | +4.37 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.37 | |||
Division Of Forde Media
Frank Forde, the division's namesake
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Bert van Manen MP (cropped)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Forde (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ Forde, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.