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Division of Bowman
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The Division of Bowman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for David Bowman, an early leader of the Australian Labor Party, in Queensland. The seat is located in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, and currently includes the suburbs of Capalaba, Cleveland, Redland Bay, Birkdale, Thorneside, Alexandra Hills, Thornlands, Mt Cotton, Cornubia, Ormiston, Wellington Point and Victoria Point. The division also incorporates various islands of Moreton Bay including Coochiemudlo the inhabited southern Bay Islands(Russell, Karragarra, Macleay and Lamb)as well as the big tourist destination of North Stradbroke.
Bowman has traditionally been a highly marginal seat, regularly changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party. However, in the 2004 Federal Election, an energetic campaign by Dr Andrew Laming, and an electoral redistribution (due to the creation of the new Division of Bonner), saw Bowman returned to the Liberal Party by a significant margin (59.12% two party preferred) and the division is now considered by pollsters such as Antony Green to be a fairly safe Liberal seat.
Area: 573 km²
Demographic: Outer Metropolitan
Enrolment: 86,262
Products and Industry: Mostly residential with some crops, poultry, various light industries and tourism.
| Member | Party affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm McColm | Liberal | 1949-1961 |
| Jack Comber | ALP | 1961-1963 |
| Dr Wylie Gibbs | Liberal | 1963-1969 |
| Leonard Keogh | ALP | 1969-1975 |
| David Jull | Liberal | 1975-1983 |
| Leonard Keogh | ALP | 1983-1987 |
| Hon. Con Sciacca | ALP | 1987-1996 |
| Andrea West | Liberal | 1996-1998 |
| Hon. Con Sciacca | ALP | 1998-2004 |
| Andrew Laming | Liberal | 2004- |
| Registered Voters | 87,034 | Fairly Safe Liberal | ||||
| Votes Cast | 86,262 | Turnout % | 94.91 | 4.96 | ||
| Informal Votes | 4,063 | Informal % | 4.96 | -0.18 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Primary Votes | % | Swing% | ||
| Australian Greens | Paula NADAS | 3,729 | 4.79 | +2.18 | ||
| Family First Party | Mal CAYLEY | 3,126 | 4.02 | +4.02 | ||
| Australian Democrats | Robert H BROMWICH | 835 | 1.07 | -3.62 | ||
| The Nationals | Joe Ross | 3,125 | 4.02 | +4.02 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | Andrew Laming | 39,363 | 50.59 | +3.19 | Elected | |
| Australian Labor Party | Donna WEBSTER | 27,631 | 35.51 | -4.74 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred | ||||||
| Liberal Party of Australia | Andrew Laming | 46,004 | 59.12 | +6.06 | Elected | |
| Australian Labor Party | Donna WEBSTER | 31,805 | 40.88 | -6.06 | ||
| Total | 77809 | |||||
| Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland | |
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Blair | Bonner | Bowman | Brisbane | Capricornia | Dawson | Dickson | Fadden | Fairfax | Fisher | Flynn | Forde | Griffith | Groom | Herbert | Hinkler | Kennedy | Leichhardt | Lilley | Longman | Maranoa | McPherson | Moncrieff | Moreton | Oxley | Petrie | Rankin | Ryan | Wide Bay |
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