Division of Groom
| Groom Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of Groom (green) within Queensland |
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| Created: | 1984 |
| MP: | Ian Macfarlane |
| Party: | Liberal National |
| Namesake: | Littleton Groom |
| Area: | 5,594 km² (2,160 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Provincial |
The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984, when the old Division of Darling Downs was abolished, and is named in honour of Sir Littleton Groom, a long-serving member for Darling Downs.
It is located in the rural areas west of Brisbane and is centred on the city of Toowoomba, Australia's second largest inland city. Other centres include Oakey and Pittsworth.
The seat has never elected a Labor member and is considered a safe seat for the Liberal National Party with a two party preferred vote of 68.95% at the 2004 election.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Tom McVeigh | National | 1984–1988 | |
| Bill Taylor | Liberal | 1988–1998 | |
| Ian Macfarlane | Liberal | 1998–2010 | |
| Liberal National | 2010–present | ||
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2010: Groom | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Ian Macfarlane | 51,757 | 61.25 | +8.54 | |
| Labor | Chris Meibusch | 19,153 | 22.67 | -12.16 | |
| Greens | Frida Forsberg | 6,165 | 7.30 | +2.46 | |
| Family First | Rose Kirkwood | 4,696 | 5.56 | +1.18 | |
| Independent | Rod Jeanneret | 2,730 | 3.23 | +2.63 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,501 | 95.85 | -1.09 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,655 | 4.15 | +1.09 | ||
| Turnout | 88,156 | 94.41 | -1.05 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Ian Macfarlane | 57,912 | 68.53 | +10.31 | |
| Labor | Chris Meibusch | 26,589 | 31.47 | -10.31 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +10.31 | |||
[edit] References
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