The Division of Griffith is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1934, when the old seat of Oxley was abolished, and is named for Sir Samuel Griffith, 9th Premier of Queensland and principal author of the Australian Constitution. It has been represented since 1998 by Kevin Rudd, who has been Prime Minister of Australia since 2007.
Boundaries
Griffith is located in the inner southern suburbs of Brisbane, including Balmoral, Bulimba, Camp Hill, Carina Heights, Coorparoo, Dutton Park, East Brisbane, Greenslopes, Highgate Hill, Hawthorne, Kangaroo Point, Morningside, Norman Park, Seven Hills, South Brisbane, and Woolloongabba, and parts of Annerley, Cannon Hill, Carina, Holland Park, Holland Park West, Mount Gravatt East, Murarrie, Tarragindi, and West End.
Members
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Griffith |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Kevin Rudd |
43,957 |
53.09 |
+4.31 |
|
Liberal |
Craig Thomas |
28,133 |
33.98 |
-3.49 |
|
Greens |
William Bach |
6,496 |
7.85 |
-0.97 |
|
Independent |
P M Howard |
2,264 |
2.73 |
+2.73 |
|
Democrats |
Rob Cotterill |
819 |
0.99 |
-0.33 |
|
Family First |
Andrew Hassall |
654 |
0.79 |
-1.17 |
|
Socialist Alliance |
Jim McIlroy |
293 |
0.35 |
-0.35 |
|
Liberty and Democracy |
Samantha Myers |
182 |
0.22 |
+0.22 |
| Total formal votes |
82,798 |
97.12 |
+1.38 |
| Informal votes |
2,457 |
2.88 |
-1.38 |
| Turnout |
85,255 |
93.62 |
-0.20 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Labor |
Kevin Rudd |
51,600 |
62.32 |
+3.84 |
|
Liberal |
Craig Thomas |
31,198 |
37.68 |
-3.84 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+3.84 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2004: Griffith |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Kevin Rudd |
39,247 |
48.74 |
+3.20 |
|
Liberal |
Janelle Payne |
30,032 |
37.30 |
-0.44 |
|
Greens |
Darryl Rosin |
7,237 |
8.99 |
+3.55 |
|
Family First |
James Turner |
1,572 |
1.95 |
+1.95 |
|
Democrats |
Bruce Carnwell |
1,084 |
1.35 |
-1.59 |
|
Independent |
Derek Rosborough |
768 |
0.95 |
+0.95 |
|
Socialist Alliance |
Lynda Hansen |
580 |
0.72 |
+0.72 |
| Total formal votes |
80,520 |
95.74 |
-0.15 |
| Informal votes |
3,585 |
4.26 |
+0.15 |
| Turnout |
84,105 |
92.47 |
-2.46 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Labor |
Kevin Rudd |
47,207 |
58.63 |
+2.48 |
|
Liberal |
Janelle Payne |
33,313 |
41.37 |
-2.48 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+2.48 |
|
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