Division of Capricornia

Capricornia Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Capricornia (green) within Queensland
Created:	1900
MP:	Kirsten Livermore
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Capricornia, Queensland
Area:	91,049 km² (35,154 sq mi)
Demographic:	Provincial

The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the Tropic of Capricorn, which runs through the Division. It is located on the central Queensland coast and its centre has always been the city of Rockhampton. On its current boundaries it also includes the towns of Mount Morgan and Yeppoon.

The first election saw Alexander Paterson, with 51% of votes, narrowly elected over the ALP candidate Wallace Nelson. For most of its subsequent history it has been a fairly safe seat for the ALP.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Alexander Paterson	Independent	1901–1903
	David Thomson	Labor	1903–1906
	Edward Archer	Anti-Socialist	1906–1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1910
	William Higgs	Labor	1910–1920
		Independent	1920–1920
		Nationalist	1920–1922
	Frank Forde	Labor	1922–1946
	Charles Davidson	Liberal	1946–1949
	Henry Pearce	Liberal	1949–1961
	George Gray	Labor	1961–1967
	Doug Everingham	Labor	1967–1975
	Colin Carige	National	1975–1977
	Doug Everingham	Labor	1977–1984
	Keith Wright	Labor	1984–1993
		Independent	1993–1993
	Marjorie Henzell	Labor	1993–1996
	Paul Marek	National	1996–1998
	Kirsten Livermore	Labor	1998–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia

Australian federal election, 2010: Capricornia
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kirsten Livermore	36,793	45.77	-9.57
	Liberal National	Michelle Landry	32,489	40.42	+3.44
	Greens	Paul Bambrick	4,435	5.52	+2.52
	Family First	Sandra Corneloup	2,802	3.49	+1.70
	Independent	Shane Guley	2,045	2.54	+2.54
	Independent	Bevan Mowen	1,402	1.74	+1.74
	Secular	Steve Jeffery	414	0.52	+0.52
Total formal votes			80,380	93.85	-2.83
Informal votes			5,263	6.15	+2.83
Turnout			85,643	93.13	-2.27
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Kirsten Livermore	43,150	53.68	-8.40
	Liberal National	Michelle Landry	37,230	46.32	+8.40
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.40

References

• Division of Capricornia (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission