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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Wright, Queensland
South and west of Brisbane: Beaudesert, Boonah, Gatton, Jimboomba, Tallai
State seats: Parts of
Gaven,
Jordan,
Lockyer,
Logan,
Mudgeeraba and
Scenic Rim
Local government areas: All of Lockyer Valley, parts of Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan and Scenic Rim
Enrolment at close of rolls: 112,110
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 56.8
Sitting member: Hon Scott Buchholz (Liberal):
Elected 2010, 2013, 2016
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 10.2%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 11.8%
2016 Liberal majority over Labor: 9.7%
2019 notional Liberal majority over Labor: 9.6%
Status: Fairly safe Liberal
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. David Wright
United Australia Party |
2. Shannon Girard
Australian Greens |
3. Innes Larkin
Independent |
4. Pam McCreadie
Australian Labor Party |
5. Rod Smith
Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party |
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6. Matthew Tomlinson
Katter's Australian Party |
7. Chris O'Callaghan
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
8. Hon Scott Buchholz
Liberal Party |
Candidate websites:
Hon Scott Buchholz
Shannon Girard
Pam McCreadie
Matthew Tomlinson
Division of Wright
Wright was created by the 2010 Queensland redistribution, from the southern, rural parts of Blair and Forde and
the inland parts of Fadden, McPherson and Moncrieff. It is a hybrid seat, running from the Lockyer Valley towns
of Gatton and Helidon in the north, through Boonah and Beaudesert to the south of Brisbane, to Mudgeeraba in the
Gold Coast hinterland. It also includes outer Brisbane suburbs such as Forestdale and Greenbank.
Like most rural or semi-rural seats, Wright combines a fairly low income level with a very low level of
people born in non English speaking countries, a low level of graduates and a low level of people in
professional or managerial occupations. This is a combination which reliably indicates conservatism. Most of the
seat is strongly Liberal, and it is hard to see Labor ever being competitive in the seat on its current
boundaries.
Scott Buchholz, Liberal MP for Wright since 2010, was a company managing director and worked for Senator Barnaby
Joyce before his election. He became a Government Whip in 2013 and Chief Government Whip in February 2015, but
was removed by Malcolm Turnbull in October. In August 2018, after he switched his party-room vote from Peter
Dutton to Scott Morrison, he was appointed Assistant Minister for Roads and Transport.
The Labor candidate is Pam McCreadie, whose occupation is not stated.
The Greens candidate is Shannon Girard, whose occupation is also not stated. The Katter's Australian Party
candidate, Matthew Tomlinson, is a stockman.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,482 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 14.5% (Australia 15.8%)
Indigenous: 2.9% (Australia 2.8%)
Australian born: 75.5% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: German 6.3%
Non-English-speaking households: 7.4% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 19.5% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 28.3% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 12.0% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 27.0% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 30.0% (Australia 22.9%)
Employed in agriculture: 7.0% (Australia 3.3%)
Paying a mortgage: 46.1% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 20.6% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 38.9% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Scott Buchholz (Lib) 2010-
Boundaries following 2018 redistribution:
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