Division of Flynn

Flynn
Australian House of Representatives Division
Flynn; Australian House of Representatives Division
	Map Interactive map of boundaries
Created	2006
MP	Colin Boyce
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	John Flynn
Electors	109,075 (2022)
Area	132,824 km2 (51,283.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural and provincial

The Division of Flynn is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland.

The current MP is Colin Boyce, a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. He was first elected in 2022.

Geography

Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.^[1]

History

The division was created in 2006, following a redistribution of seats in the state. It was first contested at the 2007 federal election. The electorate generally extends west from the port city of Gladstone, as far as the Central Highlands town of Emerald. It was named after John Flynn, founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.^[2]

Formation

In June 2006, the Australian Electoral Commission announced that the new federal electorate in Queensland to be created for the 2007 election would be named Wright in honour of Judith Wright for her life as a "poet and in the areas of arts, conservation and indigenous affairs in Queensland and Australia".^[3] However, in September 2006 the AEC announced that, due to numerous objections from people fearing the name may be linked to disgraced former Queensland ALP leader Keith Wright, it would name the seat after John Flynn.

The city of Gladstone, home to 40% of Flynn's voters, has long been a Labor stronghold. However, the rural areas vote in equally large numbers for the Liberal National Party.^[4]

Demographics

Flynn is a largely blue-collar electorate. It tends to support the Liberal National Party. Its industries include a mix of mining and agriculture, as well as heavy industry around Gladstone.^[5]

Labor maintains a base of support in Gladstone and Mount Morgan,^[5] and in the Aboriginal community of Woorabinda where it recorded 71.2% in 2019.^[5] Elsewhere in the electorate, voters skew conservative and vote heavily for the Liberal National Party.^[5]

Similar voting trends can be seen in the nearby electorates of Capricornia, Dawson, and Herbert.^[5]

Members

Member	Party	Term	Notes
Chris Trevor (1961–)	Labor	24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010	Lost seat
Ken O'Dowd (1950–)	Liberal National	21 August 2010 – 11 April 2022	Retired
Colin Boyce (1962–)	Liberal National	21 May 2022 – present	Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Callide. Incumbent

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Flynn^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Colin Boyce	34,046	36.88	−1.01
	Labor	Matt Burnett	30,948	33.53	+4.88
	One Nation	Sharon Lohse	11,287	12.23	−7.37
	United Australia	Tanya Wieden	6,266	6.79	+2.54
	Greens	Paul Bambrick	4,007	4.34	+1.27
	Independent	Duncan Scott	3,745	4.06	+2.51
	Great Australian	Carla Svendsen	2,012	2.18	+2.18
Total formal votes			92,311	96.17	+1.98
Informal votes			3,672	3.83	−1.98
Turnout			95,983	88.07	−4.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Colin Boyce	49,682	53.82	−4.84
	Labor	Matt Burnett	42,629	46.18	+4.84
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−4.84

Primary vote results in Flynn (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)

National/Liberal National

Liberal

Labor

One Nation

Palmer United/United Australia Party

Two-candidate-preferred results in Flynn

References

^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "Electoral seat named after flying doctors' founder". ABC News. Retrieved 12 June 2007.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Proposal for Queensland Federal Electoral Redistribution". Australian Electoral Commission. 23 July 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Flynn – Election 2010". 24 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Flynn (Key Seat) - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
^ Flynn, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

Division of Flynn (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

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[1] Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[2] "Electoral seat named after flying doctors' founder". ABC News. Retrieved 12 June 2007.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "Proposal for Queensland Federal Electoral Redistribution". Australian Electoral Commission. 23 July 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[4] "Flynn – Election 2010". 24 January 2010.

[:0-5] "Flynn (Key Seat) - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[6] Flynn, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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