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The Division of Longman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1994. The division is named after Irene Longman, the first female Member of the Queensland State Parliament and the third woman elected to a parliament in Australia.
[edit] Boundaries
Longman covers much of the Moreton Bay Regional Council area, including the former Caboolture Shire and some of the former Pine Rivers.
Its boundaries include Beachmere, Bribie Island, Burpengary, Dakabin, Deception Bay, Donnybrook, Kallangur, Ningi, North Lakes, and Toorbul, and parts of Caboolture, Morayfield, and Narangba.
[edit] Members
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Longman |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Jon Sullivan |
39,434 |
47.98 |
+10.92 |
|
Liberal |
Mal Brough |
36,009 |
43.82 |
-7.32 |
|
Greens |
Paul Costin |
3,486 |
4.24 |
+0.36 |
|
Family First |
Peter Urquhart |
1,525 |
1.86 |
-1.35 |
|
Democrats |
Liz Oss-Emer |
1,153 |
1.40 |
-0.29 |
|
Liberty and Democracy |
Trent MacDonald |
410 |
0.50 |
+0.50 |
|
Citizens Electoral Council |
Dan Winniak |
166 |
0.20 |
+0.20 |
| Total formal votes |
82,183 |
96.53 |
+2.18 |
| Informal votes |
2,950 |
3.47 |
-2.18 |
| Turnout |
85,133 |
94.79 |
-0.47 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Labor |
Jon Sullivan |
44,026 |
53.57 |
+10.32 |
|
Liberal |
Mal Brough |
38,157 |
46.43 |
-10.32 |
|
Labor gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+10.32 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2004: Longman |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Mal Brough |
40,345 |
51.87 |
+6.64 |
|
Labor |
Stephen Beckett |
27,790 |
35.73 |
-1.42 |
|
Greens |
Philip Kimmet |
3,096 |
3.98 |
+1.00 |
|
One Nation |
Susan Meredith |
3,017 |
3.88 |
-4.49 |
|
Family First |
Tom Lew |
2,187 |
2.81 |
+2.81 |
|
Democrats |
Jacqueline Kennedy |
1,339 |
1.72 |
-2.18 |
| Total formal votes |
77,774 |
94.36 |
-0.29 |
| Informal votes |
4,646 |
5.64 |
+0.29 |
| Turnout |
82,420 |
94.50 |
+1.24 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Liberal |
Mal Brough |
44,848 |
57.66 |
+5.14 |
|
Labor |
Stephen Beckett |
32,926 |
42.34 |
-5.14 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+5.14 |
|
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