Division of Groom

The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1984 and named for Sir Littleton Groom, former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.[1] He represented the Division of Darling Downs, which covered much of the same area.

Groom
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of Groom (green) within Queensland
Created1984
MPGarth Hamilton
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeLittleton Groom
Electors96,916 (2013)
Area5,594 km2 (2,159.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Littleton Groom

It is in the rural areas west of Brisbane and includes Toowoomba, Australia's second largest inland city. Other towns include Oakey and Pittsworth.

Members

Member Party Term
  Tom McVeigh National 1984–1988
  Bill Taylor Liberal 1988–1998
  Ian Macfarlane Liberal 1998–2015
  Liberal National 2010–2015
  National 2015–present

Ian McFarlane was a minister in the Howard and Abbott governments. He was dropped from the cabinet by Malcolm Turnbull in 2015, which later led him to leave the Liberal Party and join the National Party.[2]

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Groom[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Garth Hamilton 41,971 43.72 −16.11
Labor Gen Allpass 17,985 18.73 –8.55
One Nation Grant Abraham 9,181 9.56 +9.56
Independent Suzie Holt 7,932 8.26 +8.26
Independent Kirstie Smolenski 6,858 7.14 +7.14
Greens Mickey Berry 5,616 5.85 +5.85
United Australia Melissa Bannister 4,922 5.13 +5.13
Australian Federation Ryan Otto 1,539 1.60 +1.60
Total formal votes 96,004 95.28 −1.90
Informal votes 4,758 4.72 +1.90
Turnout 100,762 90.88 +9.22
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal National Garth Hamilton 61,610 64.17 −3.02
Labor Gen Allpass 34,394 35.83 +3.02
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal National Garth Hamilton 54,612 56.89 −10.30
Independent Suzie Holt 41,392 43.11 +43.11
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal National hold Swing –10.30

The swings above are calculated from the results of the 2020 Groom by-election.

Division Of Groom Media

References

  1. "Profile of the electoral division of Groom (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. Other Liberals may follow Macfarlane to National, AAP, [1], 4 December 2015
  3. Groom, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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Coordinates: 27°29′02″S 151°39′11″E / 27.484°S 151.653°E / -27.484; 151.653