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Division of Dickson | Dobell |
 Hon Peter Dutton (Lib) His electorate website |  |
Location: Albany Creek, Esk, Samford, Strathpine, Division named for: Sir James Dickson, Premier of Queensland and member of the first federal ministry Median weekly family income: $1,060 (40th highest) Persons born in non English speaking countries: 4.7% (113th highest) Persons in professional occupations: 23.3% (95th highest) Persons aged 65 and over: 6.7% (144th highest) Couple families with dependent children: 45.5% (18th highest) Dwellings being purchased: 41.1% (9th highest) Sitting member: Hon Peter Dutton (Liberal), elected 2001, 2004, 2007 Born: 18 November 1970, Brisbane. Career: Police officer, company Director. Minister for Workforce Participation 2004-06, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer 2006-07. Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 2007. Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation 2007-08. Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing from 22 September 2008 1996 two-party majority: Liberal 03.2 Effect of 1998 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Liberal 1998 two-party majority: Labor 00.1 2001 two-party majority: Liberal 06.0 Effect of 2004 redistribution: no change 2004 two-party majority: Liberal 07.8 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 01.3 shift to Liberal 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal 09.1 2007 two-party majority: Liberal 00.1 
2004 enrolment: 84,201 2007 enrolment: 89,360 (+06.1%) (new boundaries) Dickson was created in 1993, located in Brisbane's fast-growing outer north-western suburbs. It is a classic mortgage belt seat, with levels of families with dependent children and of dwellings being purchased which are among the country's highest. The seat also has a fairly high level of median family incomes, although it has a relatively low level of people in professional occupations. The seat has always been politically marginal, although the removal of Kallangur and the addition of country areas such as Esk at the 2006 redistribution has improved the Liberal position. Labor's strength is in suburbs such as Strathpine, while the smaller centres to the north are strongly Liberal. Members for Dickson have been Michael Lavarch (Labor) 1993-96, Tony Smith (Liberal) 1996-98 (not to be confused with Tony Smith the current member for Casey), Cheryl Kernot (Labor) 1998-2001, and Peter Dutton (Liberal) since 2001. Kernot, the former Australian Democrats leader, resigned from the Senate to win this seat in 1998, but her erratic behaviour ensured her defeat here in 2001. Dutton was Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer in the last term of the Howard government. Having very narrowly held his seat in 2007 in the face of a 9% swing, he is now Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing. In 2007 the Liberals polled 58% of the two-party vote at Closeburn and Toogoolawah, and 57% at Albany Creek South, Albany Hills, Eatons Hill and Samford. Labor topped 60% at Bray Park, Mt Nebo and Strathpine West. | | 
Two-party vote by booth, 2007
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