Division of Groom

Groom Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Groom (green) within Queensland
Created:	1984
MP:	Ian Macfarlane
Party:	Liberal National
Namesake:	Littleton Groom
Area:	5,594 km² (2,160 sq mi)
Demographic:	Provincial

The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984, when the old Division of Darling Downs was abolished, and is named in honour of Sir Littleton Groom, a long-serving member for Darling Downs.

It is located in the rural areas west of Brisbane and is centred on the city of Toowoomba, Australia's second largest inland city. Other centres include Oakey and Pittsworth.

The seat has never elected a Labor member and is considered a safe seat for the Liberal National Party with a two party preferred vote of 68.95% at the 2004 election.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Tom McVeigh	National	1984–1988
	Bill Taylor	Liberal	1988–1998
	Ian Macfarlane	Liberal	1998–2010
		Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Groom

Australian federal election, 2010: Groom
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ian Macfarlane	51,757	61.25	+8.54
	Labor	Chris Meibusch	19,153	22.67	-12.16
	Greens	Frida Forsberg	6,165	7.30	+2.46
	Family First	Rose Kirkwood	4,696	5.56	+1.18
	Independent	Rod Jeanneret	2,730	3.23	+2.63
Total formal votes			84,501	95.85	-1.09
Informal votes			3,655	4.15	+1.09
Turnout			88,156	94.41	-1.05
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal National	Ian Macfarlane	57,912	68.53	+10.31
	Labor	Chris Meibusch	26,589	31.47	-10.31
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+10.31

References

• Division of Groom (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 27°29′02″S 151°39′11″E / 27.484°S 151.653°E / -27.484; 151.653