Division of Griffith
The Division of Griffith is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was created in 1934. It is named for Sir Samuel Griffith, 9th Premier of Queensland, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, and principal author of the Constitution of Australia.[1] It was represented from 1998 to 2013 by Kevin Rudd, who was Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and from June to September 2013. On 13 November 2013, Rudd announced that he would resign from parliament at the end of week and retire from politics.
| Griffith Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Griffith (green) within Queensland | |
| Created | 1934 |
| MP | Max Chandler-Mather |
| Party | Greens |
| Namesake | Samuel Griffith |
| Electors | 92,573 (2010) |
| Area | 60 km2 (23.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
Boundaries
Griffith is in the inner southern suburbs of Brisbane, including Balmoral, Bulimba, Camp Hill, Carina Heights, Coorparoo, Dutton Park, East Brisbane, Greenslopes, Highgate Hill, Hawthorne, Kangaroo Point, Morningside, Norman Park, Seven Hills, South Brisbane, and Woolloongabba, and parts of Annerley, Cannon Hill, Carina, Holland Park, Holland Park West, Mount Gravatt East, Murarrie, Tarragindi, and West End.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Baker | Labor | 1934–1939 | |
| William Conelan | Labor | 1939–1949 | |
| Douglas Berry | Liberal | 1949–1954 | |
| Wilfred Coutts | Labor | 1954–1958 | |
| Arthur Chresby | Liberal | 1958–1961 | |
| Wilfred Coutts | Labor | 1961–1966 | |
| Donald Cameron | Liberal | 1966–1977 | |
| Ben Humphreys | Labor | 1977–1996 | |
| Graeme McDougall | Liberal | 1996–1998 | |
| Kevin Rudd | Labor | 1998–2013 | |
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Griffith[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Greens | Max Chandler-Mather | 36,771 | 34.59 | +10.94 | |
| Liberal National | Olivia Roberts | 32,685 | 30.74 | −10.23 | |
| Labor | Terri Butler | 30,769 | 28.94 | −2.01 | |
| One Nation | Shari Ware | 3,504 | 3.30 | +1.18 | |
| United Australia | Robert McMullan | 2,581 | 2.43 | +0.98 | |
| Total formal votes | 106,310 | 98.00 | +0.26 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,169 | 2.00 | −0.26 | ||
| Turnout | 108,479 | 89.45 | −1.60 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Terri Butler | 64,923 | 61.07 | +8.21 | |
| Liberal National | Olivia Roberts | 41,387 | 38.93 | −8.21 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Greens | Max Chandler-Mather | 64,271 | 60.46 | +60.46 | |
| Liberal National | Olivia Roberts | 42,039 | 39.54 | −7.59 | |
| Greens gain from Labor | Swing | +60.46 | |||
Division Of Griffith Media
Sir Samuel Griffith, the division's namesake
Francis Matthew John Baker
Australian politician William Conelan, Labor MHR for Griffith.
Douglas Berry
A 1962 black and white portrait of Wilfred Coutts, MHR for Griffith
Australian politician Arthur Chresby, Liberal MHR for Griffith.
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A 1962 black and white portrait of Wilfred Coutts, MHR for Griffith
Don Cameron 1968 (cropped)
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References
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Griffith". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ Griffith, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
Other websites
| Preceded by Bennelong |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 2007–2010 Kevin Rudd |
Succeeded by Lalor |
| Preceded by Lalor |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 2013 Kevin Rudd |
Succeeded by Warringah |