Division of Moncrieff

For the Canberra suburb of Moncrieff, see Moncrieff, Australian Capital Territory.

Moncrieff Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Moncrieff (green) within Queensland
Created	1984
MP	Steven Ciobo
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Gladys Moncrieff
Electors	92,679 (2013)
Area	92 km2 (35.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial

The Division of Moncrieff is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. 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, Moncrieff is located in a particularly conservative portion of the Gold Coast, and it has been a comfortably safe Liberal seat for its entire existence. 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.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Kathy Sullivan	Liberal	1984–2001
	Steven Ciobo	Liberal	2001–2010
		Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Moncrieff

Australian federal election, 2013: Moncrieff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Steven Ciobo	44,295	55.69	−6.16
	Labor	Jason Munro	16,562	20.82	−2.66
	Palmer United	Grant Pforr	10,882	13.68	+13.68
	Greens	Toni McPherson	5,127	6.45	−5.11
	Family First	Barrie Nicholson	1,744	2.19	−0.92
	One Nation	Veronica Beric	600	0.75	+0.75
	CEC	Paul Spajic	330	0.41	+0.41
Total formal votes			79,540	94.27	+0.45
Informal votes			4,839	5.73	−0.45
Turnout			84,379	91.04	+0.52
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Steven Ciobo	54,051	67.95	+0.46
	Labor	Jason Munro	25,489	32.05	−0.46
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+0.46

External links

• Division of Moncrieff (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission