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Division of Rankin

Division of Rankin

Australian federal electoral division

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

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Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been 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

Dame Annabelle Rankin, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1984 and is named after Dame 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 Brisbane, in addition to portions of the City of Logan.

Members

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Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Rankin
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Rankin.[edit]
Primary vote results in Rankin (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal/Liberal National
  National
  Labor
  Greens
  Australian Democrats
  Family First
  One Nation
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred results in Rankin

References

  1. [1]
    Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    Rankin, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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