Division of Wright
| Wright Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Wright in Queensland, as of the 2016 federal election. | |
| Created | 2009 |
| MP | Scott Buchholz |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Judith Wright |
| Electors | 100,035 (2016) |
| Area | 7,589 km2 (2,930.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Wright is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland, represented since the 2010 election by Scott Buchholz, a member of the Liberal National Party.
The seat was first contested at the 2010 election. The division was created under the Australian Electoral Commission's 2009 Redistribution of Queensland.[1] The division of Wright covers 7,589 square kilometres, stretching from the western Gold Coast, through the remnant rural areas between Logan City and the NSW border, and around to include the Lockyer Valley Council area west of Ipswich. As well as covering most of the Gold Coast hinterland, Wright includes Beaudesert, Jimboomba, Boonah, Laidley, Hatton and Helidon.
The name of the electorate was chosen to honour the poet Judith Wright.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Buchholz | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Scott Buchholz | 36,935 | 41.82 | −6.02 | |
| Labor | Allistair Smith | 20,110 | 22.77 | +1.38 | |
| One Nation | Rod Smith | 18,461 | 20.90 | +20.90 | |
| Greens | Pietro Agnoletto | 6,768 | 7.66 | +2.26 | |
| Family First | Barry Austin | 3,163 | 3.58 | +1.00 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Stone | 1,979 | 2.24 | +2.24 | |
| Mature Australia | John Cox | 902 | 1.02 | +1.02 | |
| Total formal votes | 88,318 | 95.69 | +0.72 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,980 | 4.31 | −0.72 | ||
| Turnout | 92,298 | 92.27 | −1.80 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Scott Buchholz | 52,651 | 59.62 | −2.22 | |
| Labor | Allistair Smith | 35,667 | 40.38 | +2.22 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −2.22 | |||
References
- ^ Antony Green Election Blog: Queensland Redistribution
- ^ Wright, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.