Division of Ryan

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Ryan
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Ryan 2019.png
Division of Ryan
Interactive map of boundaries since the 2019 federal election
Created1949
MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown
Party Greens
Namesake T. J. Ryan
Electors 111,363 (2022)
Area370 km2 (142.9 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan
Electorates around Ryan:
Blair Dickson Lilley
Blair Ryan Brisbane
Griffith
Blair Oxley Moreton

The Division of Ryan is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. It is west of Brisbane, comprising parts of the City of Brisbane and City of Moreton Bay.

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Since 2022 its MP has been Elizabeth Watson-Brown of the Greens. Following the 2025 federal election, Watson-Brown remained as the sole Green MP in the Australian Parliament.

History

T. J. Ryan, the division's namesake T. J. Ryan 1916.jpg
T. J. Ryan, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1949 and is named after T. J. Ryan, Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919.

In the 2001 federal election, Liberal candidate Michael Johnson was elected. [1] He served as the member for Ryan until he was expelled from the Liberal Party. Johnson subsequently ran as an Independent in the 2010 federal election but lost. [2]

Since 2016 there has been a growing Greens vote, gaining 20% of the first-preference vote in the 2019 election. In 2022, Greens candidate Elizabeth Watson-Brown won the seat from LNP member Julian Simmonds. [3]

Location

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. [4]

Ryan is located in south-east Queensland, and is generally based on the western suburbs of the City of Brisbane.

The Division of Ryan encompasses a number of whole and part suburbs and localities: [5] [6]

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  NigelDrury1959.jpg Nigel Drury
(1911–1984)
Liberal 10 December 1949
11 November 1975
Retired
  John Moore 1999.jpg John Moore
(1936–2025)
13 December 1975
5 February 2001
Served as minister under Fraser and Howard. Resigned to retire from politics
  Labor Placeholder.png Leonie Short
(1956–)
Labor 17 March 2001
10 November 2001
Lost seat
  Michael Johnson MP.jpg Michael Johnson
(1970–)
Liberal 10 November 2001
20 May 2010
Lost preselection and then lost seat
  Independent 20 May 2010 –
21 August 2010
  Hon Jane Prentice MP, Port Moresby, 15 Dec (cropped).jpg Jane Prentice
(1953–)
Liberal [a] 21 August 2010
11 April 2019
Lost preselection and retired
  LNP Placeholder.png Julian Simmonds
(1985–)
18 May 2019
21 May 2022
Lost seat
  Elizabeth Watson-Brown.png Elizabeth Watson-Brown
(1956–)
Greens 21 May 2022
present
Incumbent

Election results

2025 Australian federal election: Ryan [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Maggie Forrest35,80634.61−3.89
Greens Elizabeth Watson-Brown 29,98628.98−1.23
Labor Rebecca Hack29,21728.24+5.94
People First Nicole de Lapp2,4072.33+2.33
One Nation Robbie Elsom2,3272.25+0.00
Trumpet of Patriots Ryan Hunt1,3721.33+0.97
Family First Donna Gallehawk1,3401.30+1.30
Fusion Gina Masterton1,0070.97+0.97
Total formal votes103,46297.06+0.12
Informal votes3,1362.94−0.12
Turnout 106,59892.81+0.77
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Rebecca Hack59,82257.82+5.40
Liberal National Maggie Forrest43,64042.18−5.40
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Elizabeth Watson-Brown 55,11253.27+0.62
Liberal National Maggie Forrest48,35046.73−0.62
Greens hold Swing +0.62
2022 Australian federal election: Ryan [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 38,23938.50−10.11
Greens Elizabeth Watson-Brown 30,00330.21+9.86
Labor Peter Cossar22,14622.30−2.13
Liberal Democrats Damian Coory2,5822.60+2.60
One Nation Joel Love2,2372.25+0.09
United Australia Kathryn Pollard2,0622.08+0.55
Animal Justice Jina Lipman1,0881.10−0.82
Progressives Janine Rees6060.61+0.61
Federation Axel Dancoisne3530.36+0.36
Total formal votes99,31696.94−0.66
Informal votes3,1403.06+0.66
Turnout 102,45692.04−0.94
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Peter Cossar52,06252.42+8.45
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 47,25447.58−8.45
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Elizabeth Watson-Brown 52,28652.65+52.65
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 47,03047.35−8.67
Greens gain from Liberal National  
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Ryan in the 2022 federal election. Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner. 2022 Australian federal election Ryan alluvial diagram.svg
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Ryan in the 2022 federal election. Light green check.svgY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Notes

  1. Member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland sitting with the federal parliamentary Liberal Party.

References

  1. corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=10 Mort Street, Canberra ACT 2600; contact=13 23 26. "2001 Profile of the division of Ryan". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "Ryan - 2010 Federal Election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. "Ryan (Key Seat) - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. "Map of the Federal Electoral Division of Ryan" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission . March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  7. Ryan, Qld, 2025 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  8. Ryan, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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