| Capricornia Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
| State or territory: | Queensland |
| Created: | 1901 |
| MP: | Kirsten Livermore |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Capricornia, Queensland |
| Electors: | 92,707 |
| Area: | 92,889 km² (35,864. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 10 November 1969) Australian politician has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland (a state in Australia) that centres on the eastern coast around the Tropic Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Provincial |
The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Background Following the federation of 1856 - New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria 1857 - South Australia It is named for the Tropic of Capricorn, which runs through the Division. For the novel by Henry Miller, see Tropic of Capricorn (novel. It is located on the central Queensland coast and its centre has always been the city of Rockhampton. Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Area located in Queensland, Australia. On its current boundaries it also includes the towns of Mt Morgan and Yeppoon. Mount Morgan is a town located in central Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is a Coastal Resort town situated in Central Queensland, Australia.
The first election saw Alexander Paterson, with 51% of votes, narrowly elected over the ALP candidate Wallace Nelson. Alexander Paterson (24 January 1844 - 23 March 1908 was an independent member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Capricornia Wallace Alexander Nelson (1856-1943 was a Western Australian politician For most of its subsequent history it has been a fairly safe seat for the ALP.
Members
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Capricornia | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Kirsten Livermore | 47,508 | 55. Alexander Paterson (24 January 1844 - 23 March 1908 was an independent member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Capricornia In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Background Following the federation of 1856 - New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria 1857 - South Australia Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting David Alexander Thomson, ( 26 February 1856 - 30 October 1926) was an Australian politician Electorates Candidates were contesting 75 House of Representatives and 36 Senate seats a number unchanged from the 1901 election Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Edward Walker Archer ( 12 December 1871 - 1 July 1940) was an Australian politician The Free Trade Party (officially Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association) renamed in 1906 as the Anti-Socialist Party, was an Australian political Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the modern Liberal Party of Australia see Liberal Party of Australia The Commonwealth Liberal Party (CLP also known as The Fusion Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William Guy Higgs ( 18 January 1862 - 11 June 1951) was an Australian politician Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Stanleybrucejpg|right|150px|thumb| Stanley Bruce, Nationalist Prime Minister of Australia 1923-1929]] The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Michael Forde (18 July 1890 &ndash 28 January 1983 was an Australian politician and the 15th Prime Minister of Australia. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Charles William Davidson KBE ( 14 September 1897 – 29 November 1985) was an Australian politician The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Issues Due to a credit squeeze the economy had gone into a brief recession in 1961 Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Douglas Nixon "Doug" Everingham (born 25 June 1923) is a former Australian politician and minister Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colin Lawrence Carige, ( 19 July 1938 - 15 May 2002) Australian politician was a member of the Australian House of Representatives The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Federal elections were held in Australia on 13 December 1975 All 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Douglas Nixon "Doug" Everingham (born 25 June 1923) is a former Australian politician and minister Background and Issues The election is remembered for the "fistful of dollars" advertisements run by the government offering tax cuts to voters Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Marjorie Madeline Henzell, (b 21 September 1948) Australian politician Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Paul Marek, (born 25 July 1964 in Mount Isa) Australian politician was the National Party member of the Australian House of The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. House of Reps preference flows The Democrats contested 138 electorates with preferences slightly favouring Labor (54 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 10 November 1969) Australian politician has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House Results House of Representatives preference flows The Nationals had candidates in 13 seats where Three-cornered-contests existed Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 10 November 1969) Australian politician has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House 84 | +9. 89 | |
| National | Robert Mills | 15,664 | 18. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 41 | -10. 99 | |
| Liberal | Scott Kilpatrick | 15,416 | 18. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 12 | +6. 96 | |
| Greens | Paul Bambrick | 2,481 | 2. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 92 | +0. 67 | |
| Independent | Bob Oakes | 1,859 | 2. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 19 | +2. 19 | |
| Family First | Jon Eaton | 1,508 | 1. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 77 | -2. 13 | |
| Democrats | Anton Prange | 422 | 0. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 50 | -0. 87 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Bill Ingrey | 222 | 0. The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia ( CEC) is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement 26 | -0. 52 | |
| Total formal votes | 85,080 | 96. 64 | +1. 16 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,960 | 3. 36 | -1. 16 | ||
| Turnout | 88,040 | 94. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 97 | -0. 79 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Kirsten Livermore | 53,355 | 62. Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 10 November 1969) Australian politician has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House 71 | +8. 70 | |
| National | Robert Mills | 31,725 | 37. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 29 | -8. 70 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +8. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 70 | |||
| Australian federal election, 2004: Capricornia | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Kirsten Livermore | 38,984 | 47. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 10 November 1969) Australian politician has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House 21 | +0. 07 | |
| National | John Lever | 22,719 | 27. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 51 | +3. 14 | |
| Liberal | Di Kuntschik | 10,938 | 13. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 25 | -1. 27 | |
| Family First | Alan J Spackman | 3,424 | 4. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 15 | +4. 15 | |
| One Nation | Larry H Coleman | 2,575 | 3. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 12 | -4. 81 | |
| Greens | Michael Kane | 1,690 | 2. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 05 | +0. 54 | |
| Democrats | Naomi Johns | 1,185 | 1. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 44 | -0. 47 | |
| HEMP | Judy Canales | 787 | 0. The Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP Party is an Australian political party which advocates the legalisation of Cannabis. 95 | +0. 95 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Bill Ingrey | 273 | 0. The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia ( CEC) is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement 33 | -0. 52 | |
| Total formal votes | 82,575 | 95. 75 | -0. 10 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,664 | 4. 25 | +0. 10 | ||
| Turnout | 86,239 | 94. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 74 | -1. 79 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Kirsten Livermore | 45,531 | 55. Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 10 November 1969) Australian politician has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House 14 | -0. 38 | |
| National | John Lever | 37,044 | 44. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 48 | +0. 38 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -0. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 38 | |||
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