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Petrie
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Petrie (green) within QueenslandCreated: 1949 MP: Yvette D'Ath Party: Labor Namesake: Andrew Petrie Area: 152 km² (59 sq mi) Demographic: Outer Metropolitan The Division of Petrie is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and named after Andrew Petrie (1798–1872), a noted civil engineer, pioneer and explorer, and the first free settler in Brisbane (1837).
The electorate has a higher-than-average percentage of pensioners and self-funded retirees, and is mainly residential, with some light industrial and commercial activities.
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Boundaries
Petrie is located in South East Queensland, and is generally based on the outer northern suburbs of the City of the Brisbane, including the upmarket suburbs of Aspley, Bridgeman Downs and Carseldine. It covers the older northern suburbs of Stafford and Chermside and stretches northwards to take in the whole of Redcliffe City and small parts of Shire of Pine Rivers.
In the City of Brisbane, it includes Bald Hills, Bracken Ridge, Bridgeman Downs, Carseldine, Chermside West, Fitzgibbon, and McDowall, and parts of Aspley, Everton Park, and Stafford Heights.
In the City of Redcliffe, it includes Clontarf, Kippa-Ring, Margate, Redcliffe, Rothwell, Scarborough, and Woody Point.
In the Pine Rivers Shire, it includes parts of Mango Hill and Griffin.
Members
Member Party Term Alan Hulme Liberal 1949–1961 Reginald O'Brien Labor 1961–1963 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–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of PetrieAustralian federal election, 2010: Petrie Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Yvette D'Ath 32,677 42.79 -6.27 Liberal National Dean Teasdale 30,590 40.06 -2.76 Greens Peter Jeremijenko 6,949 9.10 +4.68 Family First Sally Vincent 3,829 5.01 +3.14 Liberal Democrats Gabriel Buckley 1,604 2.10 +1.79 Democratic Labor Lawrence Addison 715 0.94 +0.94 Total formal votes 76,364 94.72 -2.06 Informal votes 4,253 5.28 +2.06 Turnout 80,617 93.00 -1.10 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Yvette D'Ath 40,097 52.51 -1.70 Liberal National Dean Teasdale 36,267 47.49 +1.70 Labor hold Swing -1.70 References
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 Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Federal politics in Queensland
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