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Division of Forde
The Division of Forde is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland . The division was created in 1984 and is named for Frank Forde , who was briefly Prime Minister of Australia in 1945 . When it was created it was a marginal seat in the southern suburbs of Brisbane , but it now has no territory in common with the original seat and is located in semi-rural areas south of the city, including Beenleigh , Beaudesert , Boonah and Loganlea . It was a fairly safe seat for the Liberal Party after the 2004 election.
The popular Kay Elson announced that she would not re-contest her seat in the 2007 Australian Federal election . Wendy Creighton, a Boonah resident and editor of the local newspaper, the Fassifern Guardian , contested Forde as the Liberal candidate instead. However, Creighton was defeated at the Federal election by Brett Raguse , the opposing Labor Party candidate. As a result, Forde became the safest Liberal Party seat to be claimed by the Labor Party at the 2007 election.
Members
Election results
Australian federal election, 2007 : Forde
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labor Brett Raguse 34,721
44.35
+12.15
Liberal Wendy Creighton
26,576
33.95
-19.14
National Hajnal Ban
9,550
12.20
+12.12
Greens Andy Grodecki
3,756
4.80
+0.73
Family First Iona Abrahamson
1,756
2.24
-1.84
One Nation Rod Evans
671
0.86
-2.87
Independent Chris Coyle
623
0.80
+0.80
Democrats Maaz Syed
419
0.54
-0.79
Citizens Electoral Council Daniel Hope
216
0.28
+0.05
Total formal votes 78,288
95.39
+1.95
Informal votes 3,782
4.61
-1.95
Turnout 82,070
94.14
-0.34
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Brett Raguse 41,419
52.91
+14.43
Liberal Wendy Creighton
36,869
47.09
-14.43
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +14.43
Australian federal election, 2004 : Forde
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal Kay Elson 41,335
54.81
+5.60
Labor Sean Leader
23,382
31.00
-2.35
Greens Daniel Lloyd
3,076
4.08
+1.07
Family First Shereen Hinds
2,986
3.96
+3.96
One Nation Aaron Heaps
2,935
3.89
-5.87
Democrats Anita Martin
1,018
1.35
-3.29
David Gordon Howse
515
0.68
+0.68
Citizens Electoral Council Daniel Hope
171
0.23
+0.23
Total formal votes 75,418
93.62
-0.59
Informal votes 5,143
6.38
+0.59
Turnout 80,561
93.30
+0.50
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Kay Elson 47,502
62.98
+6.00
Labor Sean Leader
27,916
37.02
-6.00
Liberal hold Swing +6.00
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