| Moncrieff Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Moncrieff in Queensland, as of the 2019 federal election | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Angie Bell |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Gladys Moncrieff |
| Electors | 122,636 (2022) |
| Area | 100 km2 (38.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Moncrieff is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland.
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been 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 1984 and is named after Gladys Moncrieff, an Australian singer who resided in the Gold Coast.
Moncrieff is based on Surfers Paradise and the central portion of the Gold Coast. While the Gold Coast has always been a rather conservative area, Surfers Paradise is considered particularly conservative even by Gold Coast standards. As a result, Moncrieff has been a comfortably safe Liberal seat for its entire existence. Indeed, most of the area has been represented by centre-right MPs without interruption since 1906; the Surfers Paradise area was part of Moreton before 1949, and then part of McPherson from 1949 to 1984. The Liberals have never won less than 59 percent of the two-party vote, and since 1993 have usually won enough primary votes to retain the seat without the need for preferences.
It is currently the ninth-safest Coalition seat in Australia and the third-safest for either side of politics in Queensland, with a 17-point swing needed for Labor to win it.
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kathy Sullivan (1942–) |
Liberal | 1 December 1984 – 8 October 2001 |
Previously a member of the Senate. Retired | |
|
Steven Ciobo (1974–) |
Liberal | 10 November 2001 – 19 July 2010 |
Served as minister under Turnbull and Morrison. Retired | |
| Liberal Nationals | 19 July 2010 – 11 April 2019 | ||||
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Angie Bell (1968–) |
Liberal Nationals | 18 May 2019 – present |
Incumbent |
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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Moncrieff |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Angie Bell | 45,104 | 45.94 | −5.58 | |
| Labor | Glen Palmer | 20,430 | 20.81 | −0.75 | |
| Greens | April Broadbent | 11,850 | 12.07 | +2.39 | |
| One Nation | Leeanne Schultz | 6,981 | 7.11 | +0.67 | |
| United Australia | Diane Happ | 5,482 | 5.58 | +1.86 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Demetre | 4,305 | 4.38 | +2.42 | |
| Animal Justice | Sonia Berry-Law | 2,384 | 2.43 | −1.43 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Timothy Cudmore | 997 | 1.02 | +1.02 | |
| Australian Federation | James Tayler | 645 | 0.66 | +0.66 | |
| Total formal votes | 98,178 | 94.22 | +0.66 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,020 | 5.78 | −0.66 | ||
| Turnout | 104,198 | 85.03 | −3.17 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Angie Bell | 60,080 | 61.19 | −4.17 | |
| Labor | Glen Palmer | 38,098 | 38.81 | +4.17 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.17 | |||