Division of Wright

Wright Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Wright in Queensland, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created	2009
MP	Scott Buchholz
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Judith Wright
Electors	123,884 (2022)
Area	7,577 km2 (2,925.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Wright is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland.

Geography

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]

History

The seat was first contested at the 2010 election. The division was created under the Australian Electoral Commission's 2009 Redistribution of Queensland. ^[2] The division of Wright covers 7,577 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, Gatton, Hatton Vale and Helidon.

The name of the electorate was chosen to honour the poet Judith Wright. The division has been represented since the 2010 election by Scott Buchholz, a member of the Liberal National Party.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Scott Buchholz (1968–)	Liberal Nationals	21 August 2010 – present	Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Abbott and Turnbull. Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Wright

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Wright.[ edit ]

2022 Australian federal election: Wright ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Scott Buchholz	45,753	43.19	−1.73
	Labor	Pam McCreadie	22,643	21.37	+2.63
	One Nation	Keith Hicks	15,095	14.25	+0.24
	Greens	Nicole Thompson	12,107	11.43	+4.26
	United Australia	Cassandra Duffill	8,703	8.22	+3.32
	Australian Federation	Shonna-Lee Banasiak	1,632	1.54	+1.54
Total formal votes			105,933	96.60	+2.68
Informal votes			3,733	3.40	−2.68
Turnout			109,666	88.59	−3.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Scott Buchholz	64,506	60.89	−3.69
	Labor	Pam McCreadie	41,427	39.11	+3.69
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−3.69

Primary vote results in Wright (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)

  Liberal National

  Labor

  One Nation

  Greens

  Palmer United/United Australia Party

  Katter's

  Independent

Two-candidate-preferred results in Wright

References

1. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
2. Election Blog: Queensland Redistribution, Antony Green
3. Wright, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

• Division of Wright (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 27°55′01″S152°40′26″E / 27.917°S 152.674°E / -27.917; 152.674