Bonner

BOESE, Shane - FPY
CHARLES, Lisa - LDP
GELLATLY, Stephen - FFP
REA, Kerry - ALP WINNER
STOCKS, Vicki - DEM
* VASTA, Ross - LP
WYATT, David - GRN

* incumbent

Current Results
Past Results

About Bonner

Bonner covers 358 sq km and was contested for the first time at the 2004 election. Its northern boundary follows the Brisbane River from the Gateway Bridge in the west to Moreton Island in the east. Bonner streches south covering Lytton, Wynnum, Carindale, Gumdale, Mackenzie, Mt Gravatt, Wishart, Burbank and Rochedale.

Bonner is an outer metropolitan area which includes the Port of Brisbane and light industrial areas in Murrarie, Hemmant and Lytton. It includes the large shopping complexes of Carindale and Garden City.

The seat is one of two Queensland divisions whose boundaries were unaffected by the recent redistribution.

Seat Background

This seat is named after the first Aboriginal in the Australian Parliament, Neville Bonner, who was a Liberal Senator for Queensland between 1971 and 1983.

Bonner is Queensland's most marginal seat. Incumbent Ross Vasta holds the seat for the Liberals by just 0.51%, or just over 200 votes.

Demographics

Outer Metropolitan.

Commentary and Analysis

Marginal Liberal.

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