Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]
The division was created in 1984 and is named after Dame Annabelle Rankin, the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate.
In its original form, Rankin covered the Gold Coast hinterland including Lamington National Park and the major town of Beaudesert as well as some outer metropolitan areas of Brisbane. In this situation it was a marginal seat held by the Labor party. However, with the transfer of the rural hinterland to Forde, Rankin became a much safer Labor seat, being one of only two Queensland seats the ALP retained in the 1996 election.
Today Rankin is based on the outer southern suburbs of the City of Brisbane, in addition to portions of the City of Logan.
division, rankin, australian, electoral, division, queensland, rankinaustralian, house, representatives, division, queensland, 2019, federal, electioncreated1984mpjim, chalmerspartylabornamesakedame, annabelle, rankinelectors108, 2022, area131, demographicoute. The Division of Rankin is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland RankinAustralian House of Representatives DivisionDivision of Rankin in Queensland as of the 2019 federal electionCreated1984MPJim ChalmersPartyLaborNamesakeDame Annabelle RankinElectors108 082 2022 Area131 km2 50 6 sq mi DemographicOuter metropolitan Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Members 4 Election results 5 References 6 External linksGeography EditSince 1984 federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state and they occur every seven years or sooner if a state s representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned 1 History Edit nbsp Dame Annabelle Rankin the division s namesakeThe division was created in 1984 and is named after Dame Annabelle Rankin the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate In its original form Rankin covered the Gold Coast hinterland including Lamington National Park and the major town of Beaudesert as well as some outer metropolitan areas of Brisbane In this situation it was a marginal seat held by the Labor party However with the transfer of the rural hinterland to Forde Rankin became a much safer Labor seat being one of only two Queensland seats the ALP retained in the 1996 election Today Rankin is based on the outer southern suburbs of the City of Brisbane in addition to portions of the City of Logan Members EditImage Member Party Term Notes nbsp David Beddall 1948 Labor 1 December 1984 31 August 1998 Previously held the Division of Fadden Served as minister under Hawke and Keating Retired nbsp Craig Emerson 1954 Labor 3 October 1998 5 August 2013 Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard Retired nbsp Jim Chalmers 1978 Labor 7 September 2013 present Incumbent Currently a minister under AlbaneseElection results EditMain article Electoral results for the Division of Rankin This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland Rankin edit 2022 Australian federal election Rankin 2 Party Candidate Votes Labor Jim Chalmers 38 596 43 95 2 52Liberal National Paul Darwen 25 478 29 01 2 34Greens Neil Cotter 9 394 10 70 1 62One Nation Glen Cookson 7 006 7 98 0 58United Australia Jeff Crank 5 064 5 77 2 08Animal Justice Suzanne Clarke 2 284 2 60 2 60Total formal votes 87 822 96 11 3 84Informal votes 3 553 3 89 3 84Turnout 91 375 84 56 4 26Two party preferred resultLabor Jim Chalmers 51 892 59 09 2 65Liberal National Paul Darwen 35 930 40 91 2 65Labor hold Swing 2 65 Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Primary vote results in Rankin Parties that did not get 5 of the vote are omitted Liberal Liberal National National Labor Greens Australian Democrats Family First One Nation Palmer United United Australia Party Independent Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Two candidate preferred results in RankinReferences Edit Muller Damon 14 November 2017 The process of federal redistributions a quick guide Parliament of Australia Retrieved 19 April 2022 Rankin QLD 2022 Tally Room Australian Electoral Commission External links EditDivision of Rankin Qld Australian Electoral Commission 27 38 31 S 153 05 38 E 27 642 S 153 094 E 27 642 153 094 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Division of Rankin amp oldid 1178521792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
