2016 Federal Election

Updated: Fri, 05 Aug 2016 3:55:46 PM AEST

Divisional classifications

This table shows the enrolment, geographic classification and seat status for each electoral division.

Notes:

  1. Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
  2. Inner Metropolitan: situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
  3. Outer Metropolitan: situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.
  4. Provincial: outside capital cities, but with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
  5. Rural: outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
  6. These results are final.
Division classifications for Queensland
Division State Enrolment Demographic Previous party Previous seat status Successful party Seat status
Blair QLD 98,368 Provincial Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Bonner QLD 100,799 Outer Metropolitan Liberal National Party Marginal Liberal National Party Marginal
Bowman QLD 103,446 Outer Metropolitan Liberal National Party Fairly Safe Liberal National Party Fairly Safe
Brisbane QLD 107,003 Inner Metropolitan Liberal National Party Marginal Liberal National Party Marginal
Capricornia QLD 98,190 Provincial Liberal National Party Marginal Liberal National Party Marginal
Dawson QLD 103,665 Rural Liberal National Party Fairly Safe Liberal National Party Marginal
Dickson QLD 100,674 Outer Metropolitan Liberal National Party Fairly Safe Liberal National Party Marginal
Fadden QLD 104,710 Outer Metropolitan Liberal National Party Safe Liberal National Party Safe
Fairfax QLD 108,247 Rural Palmer United Party Marginal Liberal National Party Safe
Fisher QLD 98,592 Rural Liberal National Party Fairly Safe Liberal National Party Fairly Safe
Flynn QLD 100,667 Rural Liberal National Party Fairly Safe Liberal National Party Marginal
Forde QLD 99,010 Outer Metropolitan Liberal National Party Marginal Liberal National Party Marginal
Griffith QLD 105,828 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Groom QLD 101,512 Provincial Liberal National Party Safe Liberal National Party Safe
Herbert QLD 104,815 Provincial Liberal National Party Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Marginal
Hinkler QLD 100,687 Provincial Liberal National Party Fairly Safe Liberal National Party Fairly Safe
Kennedy QLD 99,883 Rural Katter's Australian Party Marginal Katter's Australian Party Safe
Leichhardt QLD 109,077 Rural Liberal National Party Marginal Liberal National Party Marginal
Lilley QLD 106,969 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Longman QLD 105,026 Provincial Liberal National Party Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Marginal
Maranoa QLD 102,780 Rural Liberal National Party Safe Liberal National Party Safe
McPherson QLD 103,761 Provincial Liberal National Party Safe Liberal National Party Safe
Moncrieff QLD 102,982 Provincial Liberal National Party Safe Liberal National Party Safe
Moreton QLD 97,782 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Oxley QLD 94,997 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Petrie QLD 105,390 Outer Metropolitan Liberal National Party Marginal Liberal National Party Marginal
Rankin QLD 101,700 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Safe
Ryan QLD 105,037 Outer Metropolitan Liberal National Party Fairly Safe Liberal National Party Fairly Safe
Wide Bay QLD 102,856 Rural Liberal National Party Safe Liberal National Party Fairly Safe
Wright QLD 99,969 Rural Liberal National Party Safe Liberal National Party Fairly Safe
Total Enrolment 3,074,422