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For the Canberra suburb, see Forde, Australian Capital Territory.
Forde
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Forde (green) within QueenslandCreated: 1984 MP: Bert Van Manen Party: Liberal National Namesake: Frank Forde Area: 419 km² (162 sq mi) Demographic: Outer Metropolitan The Division of Forde is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Frank Forde, who was briefly Prime Minister of Australia in 1945. When it was created it was a marginal seat in the southern suburbs of Brisbane, but it now has no territory in common with the original seat and is located in semi-rural areas south of the city, including Beenleigh, Beaudesert, Boonah and Loganlea. It was a fairly safe seat for the Liberal Party after the 2004 election.
Kay Elson announced that she would not re-contest her seat in the 2007 Australian Federal election. Wendy Creighton, a Boonah resident and editor of the local newspaper, the Fassifern Guardian, contested Forde as the Liberal candidate instead. She was defeated at the Federal election by Brett Raguse, the opposing Labor Party candidate, making Forde the safest Liberal Party seat to be claimed by the Labor Party at the 2007 election.
Members
Member Party Term David Watson Liberal 1984–1987 Mary Crawford Labor 1987–1996 Kay Elson Liberal 1996–2007 Brett Raguse Labor 2007–2010 Bert Van Manen Liberal National 2010–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of FordeAustralian federal election, 2010: Forde Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Bert Van Manen 30,967 44.08 +0.01 Labor Brett Raguse 26,268 37.39 -8.92 Greens Petrina Maizey 8,583 12.22 +7.78 Family First Melissa Raassina 4,440 6.32 +3.56 Total formal votes 70,258 92.87 -2.42 Informal votes 5,397 7.13 +2.42 Turnout 75,655 91.64 -1.05 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal National Bert Van Manen 36,271 51.63 +4.99 Labor Brett Raguse 33,987 48.37 -4.99 Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +4.99 External links
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland 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 · Wright
Abolished: Darling Downs · Oxley (1901-34)
Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern Territories Coordinates: 27°45′43″S 153°10′52″E / 27.762°S 153.181°E
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