| Bonner Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 2004 |
| MP | Ross Vasta |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Neville Bonner |
| Electors | 109,169 (2022) |
| Area | 374 km2 (144.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
The Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland, located in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, including the suburbs of Chandler, Carindale, Manly, Mount Gravatt, Wishart and Wynnum.
Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]
The division was created in 2004 and is named after Neville Bonner, the first Aboriginal Australian person to serve in the Australian Parliament. Bonner served in the federal Senate as a Queensland Liberal Senator.[2]
The seat had a notional Labor majority when it was created, but was won by the Liberal Party in 2004 by a slight margin. Kerry Rea regained the seat for Labor in 2007. Then Ross Vasta re-took the seat for the LNP at the 2010 election.
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ross Vasta (1966–) |
Liberal | 9 October 2004 – 24 November 2007 |
Lost seat | |
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Kerry Rea (1963–) |
Labor | 24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010 |
Lost seat | |
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Ross Vasta (1966–) |
Liberal Nationals | 21 August 2010 – present |
Incumbent |
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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Bonner |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Ross Vasta | 43,191 | 44.82 | −4.67 | |
| Labor | Tabatha Young | 28,491 | 29.56 | −1.54 | |
| Greens | Bernard Lakey | 16,144 | 16.75 | +5.06 | |
| One Nation | Amanda Neil | 5,371 | 5.57 | +1.57 | |
| United Australia | Serge Diklich | 3,177 | 3.30 | +0.76 | |
| Total formal votes | 96,374 | 97.50 | +0.43 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,467 | 2.50 | −0.43 | ||
| Turnout | 98,841 | 90.57 | −2.19 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Ross Vasta | 51,471 | 53.41 | −4.00 | |
| Labor | Tabatha Young | 44,903 | 46.59 | +4.00 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.00 | |||
