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Division Of Dickson
The Division of Dickson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The incumbent MP is Peter Dutton, who has been leader of the Liberal Party and leader of the opposition since 2022.

Dickson includes the suburbs of Kurwongbah, Petrie, Strathpine, Albany Creek, Ferny Hills, Everton Hills, Murrumba Downs and parts of Kallangur. The electorate also includes Lake Samsonvale and Lake Kurwongbah and covers 724 square kilometres.

History

Sir James Dickson, the division's namesake

The division was formed in 1992 and is named after Sir James Dickson, a leading advocate in Australian Federation, Premier of Queensland and Minister for Defence in the first Australian ministry.

1993 election

There was an unusual circumstance at the 1993 election. The seat had been carved out of most of the Brisbane portion of the Sunshine Coast-based seat of Fisher, making it a natural choice for that seat's Labor MP, Michael Lavarch, to transfer ahead of the 1993 election.

However, one of the candidates, an independent, died very shortly before the election, making it necessary to hold a standalone supplementary election on 17 April (the rest of the country had already voted on 13 March). Following Labor's reelection, the Prime Minister Paul Keating announced the makeup of the Second Keating ministry to be sworn in on 24 March, but kept the portfolio of Attorney-General open for Lavarch subject to him winning Dickson on 17 April. He won the seat, and was appointed to the ministry on 27 April.

Boundaries

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.

The division is located in the outer north-western suburbs of Brisbane, including Albany Creek, Kallangur and Strathpine. The 2006 redistribution added the Shire of Esk to and removed part of Kallangur from the seat. It has historically been a marginal seat, changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party.

Members

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Michael Lavarch
(1961–) 		Labor 17 April 1993 –
2 March 1996 		Previously held the Division of Fisher. Served as minister under Keating. Lost seat
  Tony Smith
(1950–) 		Liberal 2 March 1996 –
26 May 1998 		Lost seat
  Independent 26 May 1998 –
3 October 1998
  Cheryl Kernot
(1948–) 		Labor 3 October 1998 –
10 November 2001 		Previously a member of the Senate. Lost seat
  Peter Dutton
(1970–) 		Liberal 10 November 2001 –
present 		Served as minister under Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison. Incumbent. Currently the Opposition Leader

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Dickson
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Dickson.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Dickson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Peter Dutton 41,657 42.07 −3.86
Labor Ali France 31,396 31.70 +0.37
Greens Vinnie Batten 12,871 13.00 +3.02
One Nation Tamera Gibson 5,312 5.36 +0.18
United Australia Alina Ward 2,717 2.74 +0.50
Independent Alan Buchbach 2,222 2.24 +2.24
Independent Thor Prohaska 1,618 1.63 −0.74
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Russell 1,236 1.25 +1.25
Total formal votes 99,029 96.12 +0.48
Informal votes 3,996 3.88 −0.48
Turnout 103,025 91.35 −2.32
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Peter Dutton 51,196 51.70 −2.94
Labor Ali France 47,833 48.30 +2.94
Liberal National hold Swing −2.94
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Dickson in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.
  Liberal National/Liberal
  National
  Labor
  Greens
  One Nation
  Australian Democrats
  Palmer United / United Australia Party
  Independent

References

  1. ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Dickson (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ Dickson, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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