Division of Moncrieff

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

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

Moncrieff
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Moncrieff in Queensland, as of the 2019 federal election
Created1984
MPAngie Bell
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeGladys Moncrieff
Electors122,636 (2022)
Area100 km2 (38.6 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial

Geography

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.[1]

History
Gladys Moncrieff, the division's namesake

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, Surfers Paradise is considered particularly conservative even by Gold Coast standards. As a result, Moncrieff has been a comfortably safe Liberal seat for its entire existence. Indeed, most of the area has been represented by centre-right MPs without interruption since 1906; the Surfers Paradise area was part of Moreton before 1949, and then part of McPherson from 1949 to 1984. 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
Image Member Party Term Notes
  Kathy Sullivan
(1942–)		 Liberal 1 December 1984 –
8 October 2001		 Previously a member of the Senate. Retired
  Steven Ciobo
(1974–)		 Liberal 10 November 2001 –
19 July 2010		 Served as minister under Turnbull and Morrison. Retired
  Liberal Nationals 19 July 2010 –
11 April 2019
  Angie Bell
(1968–)		 Liberal Nationals 18 May 2019 –
present		 Incumbent

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Moncrieff
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Moncrieff.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Moncrieff[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Angie Bell 45,104 45.94 −5.58
Labor Glen Palmer 20,430 20.81 −0.75
Greens April Broadbent 11,850 12.07 +2.39
One Nation Leeanne Schultz 6,981 7.11 +0.67
United Australia Diane Happ 5,482 5.58 +1.86
Liberal Democrats Diane Demetre 4,305 4.38 +2.42
Animal Justice Sonia Berry-Law 2,384 2.43 −1.43
Informed Medical Options Timothy Cudmore 997 1.02 +1.02
Australian Federation James Tayler 645 0.66 +0.66
Total formal votes 98,178 94.22 +0.66
Informal votes 6,020 5.78 −0.66
Turnout 104,198 85.03 −3.17
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Angie Bell 60,080 61.19 −4.17
Labor Glen Palmer 38,098 38.81 +4.17
Liberal National hold Swing−4.17
Primary vote results in Moncrieff (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal National/Liberal
  National
  Labor
  Greens
  Australian Democrats
  Family First
  One Nation
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
Two-candidate-preferred results in Moncrieff

References
  1. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. Moncrieff, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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