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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Maranoa, Queensland
Western Queensland: Goondiwindi, Kingaroy, Longreach, St George, Warwick
State seats: All of
Southern Downs and
Warrego, parts of
Callide,
Condamine,
Gregory and
Nanango
Local government areas: All of Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall-Tambo, Bulloo, Diamantina, Goondiwindi, Longreach,
Maranoa, Murweh, Paroo, Quilpie, Southern Downs, Western Downs and Winton, parts of South Burnett and Toowoomba
Enrolment at close of rolls: 105,043
1999 republic referendum: No 77.2
2018 same-sex marriage survey: No 56.1
Sitting member: Hon David Littleproud (Nationals):
Elected 2016
2007 Nationals majority over Labor: 14.4%
2010 Nationals majority over Labor: 22.9%
2013 Nationals majority over Labor: 22.3%
2016 Nationals majority over One Nation: 15.9%
2016 notional Nationals majority over Labor: 17.5%
2019 notional Nationals majority over Labor: 17.5%
Status: Very safe Nationals
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Linda Little
Australian Labor Party |
2. Hon David Littleproud
The Nationals |
3. Anthony Wallis
Katter's Australian Party |
4. Julie Saunders
United Australia Party |
5. Darren Christiansen
Fraser Anning's Conservative
National Party |
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6. Rosemary Moulden
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
7. Emmeline Chidley
Australian Greens |
Candidate websites:
Emmeline Chidley
Linda Little
Hon David Littleproud
Rosemary Moulden
Anthony Wallis
Division of Maranoa
Maranoa has existed since Federation, and has always included the south-western corner of Queensland, dominated by the
pastoral industry, and for many years by the Australian Workers Union. But successive redistributions have drawn the seat
eastwards, and it now extends as far as Warwick and Crows Nest, less than 100km from Brisbane. Most of Maranoa's votes are
now cast in the farming areas east of the Balonne. Maranoa has the highest proportion of its workforce engaged in
agriculture of any electorate, and therefore also has a low level of median family income and a very low proportion of
non English speaking households. It also has a substantial Indigenous population.
Once a safe Labor seat, Maranoa has been held continuously by the Country Party and its successor the Nationals since
1943. There is still some Labor vote in the western towns but the Nationals have overwhelming support in the eastern half
of the seat. Bruce Scott, who held the seat from 1990 to 2016, was a minister in the first Howard Government.
David Littleproud, Nationals MP for Maranoa, was Suncorp’s Regional Agribusiness Manager for South West Queensland,
based in Warwick, before his election. He has gained rapid promotion and is now Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources.
The Labor candidate in 2019 will be Linda Little, a farmer at Blackbutt. The One Nation candidate is Rosemary Moulden, a
farmer from the Condamine area. The Katter's Australian Party candidate is Anthony Wallis, also a farmer.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,083 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 19.5% (Australia 15.8%)
Indigenous: 6.0% (Australia 2.8%)
Australian born: 82.3% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: German 6.2%
Non-English-speaking households: 4.5% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 23.9% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 19.7% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 9.8% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 31.5% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 19.8% (Australia 22.9%)
Employed in agriculture: 24.9% (Australia 3.3%)
Paying a mortgage: 27.1% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 31.6% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 26.9% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Hon James Page (Lab, ALP) 1901-21
Hon James Hunter (CP) 1921b-40
Francis Baker (ALP) 1940-43
Charles Adermann (CP) 1943-49
Charles Russell (CP) 1949-51
Wilfred Brimblecombe (CP) 1951-66
James Corbett (CP, NCP) 1966-80
Ian Cameron (NCP, NPA) 1980-90
Hon Bruce Scott (NPA) 1990-2016
Hon David Littleproud (Nat) 2016-
Boundaries following 2018 redistribution:
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