Division of Petrie
| Petrie Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Namesake | Andrew Petrie |
| Electors | 92,973 (2013) |
| Area | 152 km2 (58.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Petrie is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was founded in 1949 and named after Andrew Petrie (1798–1872), a civil engineer, pioneer and explorer, and the first free settler in Brisbane (1837).
Petrie is in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, and includes Bald Hills, Bracken Ridge, Carseldine, Clontarf, Deception Bay, Fitzgibbon, Griffin, Kippa-Ring, Mango Hill, Margate, North Lakes, Redcliffe, Rothwell, Scarborough, Woody Point, and parts of Aspley, Bridgeman Downs, and Burpengary.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hulme | Liberal | 1949–1961 | |
| Reginald O'Brien | Labor | 1961–1963 | |
| (Sir) Alan Hulme | Liberal | 1963–1972 | |
| Marshall Cooke | Liberal | 1972–1974 | |
| John Hodges | Liberal | 1974–1983 | |
| Deane Wells | Labor | 1983–1984 | |
| John Hodges | Liberal | 1984–1987 | |
| Gary Johns | Labor | 1987–1996 | |
| Teresa Gambaro | Liberal | 1996–2007 | |
| Yvette D'Ath | Labor | 2007–2013 | |
| Luke Howarth | Liberal National | 2013–2025 | |
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Petrie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Luke Howarth | 46,325 | 43.49 | −4.62 | |
| Labor | Mick Denton | 31,972 | 30.02 | −0.84 | |
| Greens | Will Simon | 12,169 | 11.42 | +2.68 | |
| United Australia | Kelly Guenoun | 5,914 | 5.55 | +2.24 | |
| One Nation | Marcus Mitchell | 5,613 | 5.27 | −2.25 | |
| Animal Justice | Chris Cicchitti | 2,331 | 2.19 | +2.19 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anneke Wilson | 2,189 | 2.06 | +2.06 | |
| Total formal votes | 106,513 | 96.46 | +0.08 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,913 | 3.54 | −0.08 | ||
| Turnout | 110,426 | 88.46 | −2.84 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Luke Howarth | 57,981 | 54.44 | −3.96 | |
| Labor | Mick Denton | 48,532 | 45.56 | +3.96 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −3.96 | |||
References
- 1 2 Australian Electoral Commission: Profile of the electoral division of Petrie (Qld) - Australian Electoral Commission
- ↑ Petrie, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.