Division of Maranoa

Maranoa Australian House of Representatives Division
300px Division of Maranoa (green) within Queensland
Created	1901
MP	Bruce Scott
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Maranoa, Queensland
Electors	99,614 (2013)
Area	731,297 km2 (282,355.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Maranoa is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named after the Maranoa River, which runs through the division. Located in the mostly rural southwestern portion of the state, towns located in Maranoa include Charleville, Cunnamulla, Dalby, Roma, Kingaroy, Stanthorpe, Winton and Warwick.

Maranoa is a comfortably safe seat for the The Nationals; it was actually the first Queensland seat won by that party. It has been in National hands for all but three years since a 1921 by-election, and without interruption since 1943. Only two Labor MPs have ever won it. It is currently the second-safest seat for either side of politics in Australia, with a 22.3-point swing required for Labor to win it.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Jim Page	Labor	1901–1921
	James Hunter	Country	1921–1940
	Frank Baker	Labor	1940–1943
	Charles Adermann	Country	1943–1949
	Charles Russell	Country	1949–1950
		Independent	1950–1951
	Wilfred Brimblecombe	Country	1951–1966
	James Corbett	Country	1966–1980
	Ian Cameron	National	1980–1990
	Bruce Scott	National	1990–2010
		Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa

Australian federal election, 2013: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Bruce Scott	51,622	57.42	−8.10
	Labor	Nick Cedric-Thompson	14,649	16.29	−3.67
	Palmer United	John Bjelke-Petersen	12,506	13.91	+13.91
	Katter's Australian	Rowell Walton	5,027	5.59	+5.59
	Greens	Grant Newson	2,762	3.07	−2.08
	Family First	John Spellman	2,481	2.76	−1.33
	Rise Up Australia	George Clouston	861	0.96	+0.96
Total formal votes			89,908	95.61	+0.55
Informal votes			4,124	4.39	−0.55
Turnout			94,032	94.40	+0.75
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Bruce Scott	64,987	72.28	−0.61
	Labor	Nick Cedric-Thompson	24,921	27.72	+0.61
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−0.61

External links

• Division of Maranoa (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission