Division of Lilley
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| Lilley Australian House of Representatives Division |
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| State or territory: | Queensland |
| Created: | 1913 |
| MP: | Wayne Swan |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Charles Lilley |
| Electors: | 90,957 |
| Area: | 141 km² (54.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Lilley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1913. The division is named after Sir Charles Lilley, a former Premier of Queensland and a former Chief Justice of Queensland.
The Division of Lilley covers 140km2, which is very large for an inner-metropolitan seat, but much of this consists of Brisbane Airport, tidal wetlands around Boondall and industrial areas around Pinkenba.
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[edit] Boundaries
Lilley stretches from the upper-class riverside suburbs of Ascot, Hamilton and Clayfield in the south to the bayside suburbs of Sandgate and Brighton in the north, and as far west as Chermside and Kedron.
Lilley currently covers the north-eastern part of the Brisbane City Council local government area, and includes Ascot, Banyo, Boondall, Brighton, Chermside, Clayfield, Deagon, Geebung, Gordon Park, Hamilton, Hendra, Kedron, Northgate, Nudgee, Nundah, Pinkenba, Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Taigum, Virginia, Wavell Heights, Wooloowin, and Zillmere, and parts of Albion, Aspley, and Lutwyche.
[edit] Members
Lilley is currently perceived to be fairly safe Labor territory despite the presence of very wealthy suburbs in the southern parts of the electorate. The seat has been held by conservative parties in the past.
The Division of Lilley is currently represented by Treasurer Wayne Swan.
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Jacob Stumm | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913—1917 | |
| George Mackay | Nationalist | 1917—1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931—1934 | ||
| Donald Charles Cameron | United Australia | 1934—1937 | |
| William Jolly | United Australia | 1937—1943 | |
| James Hadley | Labor | 1943—1949 | |
| Bruce Wight | Liberal | 1949—1961 | |
| Donald James Cameron | Labor | 1961—1963 | |
| Kevin Cairns | Liberal | 1963—1972 | |
| Frank Doyle | Labor | 1972—1974 | |
| Kevin Cairns | Liberal | 1974—1980 | |
| Elaine Darling | Labor | 1980—1993 | |
| Wayne Swan | Labor | 1993—1996 | |
| Elizabeth Grace | Liberal | 1996—1998 | |
| Wayne Swan | Labor | 1998—present | |
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Lilley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Wayne Swan | 43,058 | 51.57 | +2.58 | |
| Liberal | Scott McConnel | 31,944 | 38.26 | -2.80 | |
| Greens | Simon Kean Hammerson | 5,654 | 6.77 | +1.12 | |
| Family First | Karen Gray | 1,376 | 1.65 | -1.15 | |
| Democrats | Jennifer Cluse | 1,015 | 1.22 | -0.28 | |
| Liberty and Democracy | Aubrey Clark | 455 | 0.54 | +0.54 | |
| Total formal votes | 83,502 | 97.04 | +1.69 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,548 | 2.96 | -1.69 | ||
| Turnout | 86,050 | 94.81 | +0.29 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Wayne Swan | 48,921 | 58.59 | +3.19 | |
| Liberal | Scott McConnel | 34,581 | 41.41 | -3.19 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.19 | |||
| Australian federal election, 2004: Lilley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Wayne Swan | 40,234 | 48.88 | +2.08 | |
| Liberal | Alan Boulton | 33,902 | 41.19 | +1.13 | |
| Greens | Sue Meehan | 4,630 | 5.63 | +1.88 | |
| Family First | Brad Hill | 2,314 | 2.81 | +2.81 | |
| Democrats | Dawn Forsyth | 1,230 | 1.49 | -4.21 | |
| Total formal votes | 82,310 | 95.35 | -0.92 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,014 | 4.65 | +0.92 | ||
| Turnout | 86,324 | 93.69 | -3.10 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Wayne Swan | 45,493 | 55.27 | +0.70 | |
| Liberal | Alan Boulton | 36,817 | 44.73 | -0.70 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.70 | |||
[edit] External links
- Division of Lilley description
- Division of Lilley map
- Antony Green's profile of Lilley, Australia Votes 2007, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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