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Australian federal election, 2022
Division of Maranoa, Queensland
Named for: Maranoa River (Indigenous word of unknown meaning)
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
Borders with:
Blair,
Capricornia,
Flynn,
Groom,
Kennedy,
Lingiari,
New England,
Parkes,
Wide Bay and
Wright
Enrolment at 2019 election: 105,043
Enrolment at 2022 election: 109,140 (+03.9)
1999 republic referendum: No 77.2
2018 same-sex marriage survey: No 56.1
Sitting member: Hon David Littleproud (Nationals):
Elected 2016, 2019
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%
2019 Nationals majority over Labor: 25.4%
Nationals two-party vote 1983-2019
Status: Very safe Nationals
Best Nationals booths, two-party vote: Macalister (92.5), The Gums (85.2), Pilton (84.7),
Moonie (84.6), Ballandean (84.4)
Best Labor booths, two-party vote: Tara (45.0), Kogan (42.8), Leyburn (40.5), Nanango East (37.7),
Taabinga (37.4)
2019 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Hon David Littleproud
The Nationals |
2. Malcolm Richardson
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers |
3. Dave Kerrigan
Australian Labor Party |
4. Nathan McDonald
United Australia Party |
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5. Ellisa Parker
Australian Greens |
6. Mike Kelly
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
7. Brett Tunbridge
Australian Federation Party |
Candidate websites:
Mike Kelly
Dave Kerrigan
Hon David Littleproud
Nathan McDonald
Ellisa Parker
Brett Tunbridge
Division of Maranoa
Maranoa has existed since Federation, and has always included the south-western borderlands 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 since 2016, was Suncorp's Regional Agribusiness Manager for South West Queensland,
based in Warwick, before his election. Regarded as the Nationals' coming man, he has gained rapid promotion and has
been a minister since 2017. Since February 2020 he has been Deputy Leader of the Nationals. During the Nationals'
turmoil in June 2021 there was speculation that he would run for the leadership, but he was content to remain Deputy
under
Barnaby Joyce and retain his position as Minister for Agriculture,
Drought and Emergency Management. The Labor candidate is Dave Kerrigan, a rural health worker in Barcaldine. The Greens
candidate is Ellisa Parker, whose occupation is not stated.
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%)
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