Division of Petrie
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| Petrie Australian House of Representatives Division |
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| State or territory: | Queensland |
| Created: | 1949 |
| MP: | Yvette D'Ath |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Andrew Petrie |
| Electors: | 90,092 |
| Area: | 127 km² (49.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Petrie is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland.
The division was created in 1948; and named after Andrew Petrie (1798-1872), a noted civil engineer, pioneer and explorer, and the first free settler in Brisbane (1837).
The division covers an area of 149 square kilometres in 2005. The electorate has a higher-than-average percentage of pensioners and self-funded retirees, and is mainly residential, with some light industrial and commercial activities.
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[edit] Boundaries
Petrie is located in South East Queensland, and is generally based on the outer northern suburbs of the City of the Brisbane, including the upmarket suburbs of Aspley and McDowall. It covers the older northern suburbs of Stafford and Chermside and stretches northwards to take in the whole of Redcliffe City and small parts of Shire of Pine Rivers.
In the City of Brisbane, it includes Bald Hills, Bracken Ridge, Bridgeman Downs, Carseldine, Chermside West, Fitzgibbon, and McDowall, and parts of Aspley, Everton Park, and Stafford Heights.
In the City of Redcliffe, it includes Clontarf, Kippa-Ring, Margate, Redcliffe, Rothwell, Scarborough, and Woody Point.
In the Pine Rivers Shire, it includes parts of Mango Hill and Griffin.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Alan Hulme | Liberal | 1949—1961 | |
| Reginald O'Brien | Labor | 1961—1963 | |
| Alan Hulme | Liberal | 1963—1972 | |
| Marshall Cooke | Liberal | 1972—1974 | |
| John Hodges | Liberal | 1974—1983 | |
| Dean Wells | Labor | 1983—1984 | |
| John Hodges | Liberal | 1984—1987 | |
| Gary Johns | Labor | 1987—1996 | |
| Teresa Gambaro | Liberal | 1996—2007 | |
| Yvette D'Ath | Labor | 2007—present | |
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Petrie | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Yvette D'Ath | 38,988 | 46.89 | +9.39 | |
| Liberal | Teresa Gambaro | 37,299 | 44.86 | -7.41 | |
| Greens | Terry Jones | 3,890 | 4.68 | -0.02 | |
| Family First | Sally Vincent | 1,516 | 1.82 | -1.88 | |
| Democrats | Bruce Carnwell | 814 | 0.98 | -0.76 | |
| Christian Democrats | Peter Britt | 430 | 0.52 | +0.52 | |
| Liberty and Democracy | Michael Pope | 217 | 0.26 | +0.26 | |
| Total formal votes | 83,154 | 97.03 | +1.04 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,546 | 2.97 | -1.04 | ||
| Turnout | 85,700 | 95.12 | -0.38 | ||
| 2-Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Yvette D'Ath | 43,283 | 52.05 | +9.50 | |
| Liberal | Teresa Gambaro | 39,871 | 47.95 | -9.50 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.50 | |||
| Australian federal election, 2004: Petrie | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Teresa Gambaro | 41,987 | 52.73 | +4.47 | |
| Labor | Gavin Brady | 29,589 | 37.16 | -0.80 | |
| Greens | Rick Pass | 3,972 | 4.62 | +1.93 | |
| Family First | Wade Whincop | 2,972 | 3.73 | +3.73 | |
| Democrats | Terri Ball | 1,403 | 1.76 | -3.44 | |
| Total formal votes | 79,627 | 95.98 | +0.26 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,338 | 4.02 | -0.26 | ||
| Turnout | 82,965 | 94.69 | -0.43 | ||
| 2-Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | Teresa Gambaro | 46,119 | 57.92 | +4.44 | |
| Labor | Gavin Brady | 33,508 | 42.08 | -4.44 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.44 | |||
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