Division of Ryan

Ryan Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Ryan (green) within Queensland
Created:	1949
MP:	Jane Prentice
Party:	Liberal National
Namesake:	T. J. Ryan
Area:	441 km² (170 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for T.J. Ryan, a former Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919. Ryan is located in south east Queensland, and is generally based on the south western suburbs of the City of Brisbane.

Location

The Division of Ryan encompasses the following suburbs and localities:

• Bellbowrie
• Moggill
• Brookfield
• Pullenvale
• Karana Downs
• Lake Manchester
• Chapel Hill
• Ferny Grove
• Fig Tree Pocket
• Indooroopilly
• Kenmore
• Keperra
• St Lucia
• Taringa
• Toowong
• Auchenflower
• Bardon (part)
• The Gap
• The western Centenary Suburbs

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Nigel Drury	Liberal	1949–1975
	John Moore	Liberal	1975–2001
	Leonie Short	Labor	2001–2001
	Michael Johnson	Liberal	2001–2010
		Independent	2010–2010
	Jane Prentice	Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Ryan

Australian federal election, 2010: Ryan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Jane Prentice	40,713	45.73	-1.16
	Labor	Steve Miles	22,274	25.02	-13.54
	Greens	Sandra Bayley	16,884	18.96	+9.08
	Independent	Michael Johnson	7,563	8.49	+8.49
	Family First	Allan Vincent	1,600	1.80	+0.27
Total formal votes			89,034	97.13	-0.72
Informal votes			2,631	2.87	+0.72
Turnout			91,665	93.32	-2.43
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal National	Jane Prentice	50,896	57.16	+5.95
	Labor	Steven Miles	38,138	42.84	-5.95
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+5.95

References

• Division of Ryan (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission