Division of Rankin

Rankin Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Rankin (green) within Queensland
Created:	1984
MP:	Craig Emerson
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Annabelle Rankin
Area:	131 km² (51 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Rankin is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Annabelle Rankin, the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate.

In its original form, Rankin covered the Gold Coast hinterland including Lamington National Park and the major town of Beaudesert as well as some outer metropolitan areas of Brisbane. In this situation it was a marginal seat held by the Labor party. However, with the transfer of the rural hinterland to Forde, Rankin became a much safer Labor seat, being one of only two Queensland seats the ALP retained in the 1996 election.

Today Rankin is based on the outer southern suburbs of the City of the Brisbane, in addition to portions of the City of Logan.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	David Beddall	Labor	1984–1998
	Craig Emerson	Labor	1998–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Rankin

Australian federal election, 2010: Rankin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Emerson	36,090	45.15	-10.98
	Liberal National	Luke Smith	29,652	37.10	+2.63
	Greens	Neil Cotter	8,956	11.20	+6.61
	Family First	Alexandra Todd	5,231	6.54	+3.44
Total formal votes			79,929	92.51	-3.06
Informal votes			6,475	7.49	+3.06
Turnout			86,404	91.33	-2.38
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Craig Emerson	44,289	55.41	-6.26
	Liberal National	Luke Smith	35,640	44.59	+6.26
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.26

References

• Division of Rankin (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 27°38′31″S 153°05′38″E / 27.642°S 153.094°E / -27.642; 153.094