Division of Ryan
| Ryan Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Division of Ryan in Queensland, as of the 2016 federal election. | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Jane Prentice |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | T. J. Ryan |
| Electors | 105,044 (2016) |
| Area | 441 km2 (170.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named after T. J. Ryan, Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919. Ryan is located in south east Queensland, and is generally based on the western suburbs of the City of Brisbane.
Location
The Division of Ryan encompasses the suburbs and localities of Auchenflower, Bellbowrie, Brookfield, Chapel Hill, Ferny Grove, Fig Tree Pocket, The Gap, Indooroopilly, Karana Downs, Kenmore, Keperra, Lake Manchester, Moggill, Pullenvale, St Lucia, Taringa, Toowong, the western Centenary Suburbs and parts of Bardon.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Drury | Liberal | 1949–1975 | |
| John Moore | Liberal | 1975–2001 | |
| Leonie Short | Labor | 2001–2001 | |
| Michael Johnson | Liberal | 2001–2010 | |
| Independent | 2010 | ||
| Jane Prentice | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Ryan
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Jane Prentice | 49,402 | 52.13 | +0.45 | |
| Labor | Stephen Hegedus | 21,594 | 22.79 | −2.72 | |
| Greens | Sandra Bayley | 17,767 | 18.75 | +4.31 | |
| Family First | David Todd | 2,389 | 2.52 | +1.20 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sly Gryphon | 2,046 | 2.16 | +2.16 | |
| Democratic Labour | John Quinn | 1,566 | 1.65 | +1.65 | |
| Total formal votes | 94,764 | 97.61 | +0.86 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,318 | 2.39 | −0.86 | ||
| Turnout | 97,082 | 92.42 | −1.70 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Jane Prentice | 55,994 | 59.09 | +0.55 | |
| Labor | Stephen Hegedus | 38,770 | 40.91 | −0.55 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +0.55 | |||
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Coordinates: 27°28′12″S 152°51′04″E / 27.470°S 152.851°E
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