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Division of Rankin
Australian federal electoral division
Australian federal electoral division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| federal | yes |
| name | Rankin |
| image | |
| caption | Interactive map of boundaries since the 2019 federal election |
| created | 1984 |
| mp | Jim Chalmers |
| mp-party | Labor |
| namesake | Dame Annabelle Rankin |
| electors | 114981 |
| electors_year | 2025 |
| area | 131 |
| class | Outer metropolitan |
| near-n | Moreton |
| near-ne | Bonner |
| near-nw | Moreton |
| near-e | Bowman |
| near-w | Oxley |
| near-s | Forde |
| near-se | Forde |
| near-sw | Wright |
| mp-party = Labor |near-n = Moreton |near-ne = Bonner |near-nw = Moreton |near-e = Bowman |near-w = Oxley |near-s = Forde |near-se = Forde |near-sw = Wright
The Division of Rankin is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. It is to the southeast of Brisbane, comprising parts of the City of Brisbane and City of Logan.
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has continuously held the seat since its establishment in 1984. Since 2013 its MP has been Jim Chalmers, who has been Treasurer of Australia under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese since 2022.
Geography
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by determined by a redistribution made up of statutory appointments. 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.
Today Rankin is based on the outer southern suburbs of the City of Brisbane, in addition to portions of the City of Logan.
History
The division was created in 1984 and is named after Dame Annabelle Rankin, the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate. Rankin served as a government minister under four successive prime ministers in the 1960s and 1970s, before she was appointed High Commissioner of Australia to New Zealand, becoming the first woman to head an Australian mission overseas.
In its original form, Rankin covered the Gold Coast hinterland including Lamington National Park and the major town of Beaudesert as well as some outer metropolitan areas of Brisbane. In this situation it was a marginal seat held by the Labor Party. However, with the transfer of the rural hinterland to Forde, Rankin became a much safer Labor seat, being one of only two Queensland seats the ALP retained in the 1996 election.
Members
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Labor Placeholder.png | 100px]] | David Beddall | ||
| (1948–) | Labor | nowrap | 1 December 1984 – | |
| 31 August 1998 | ||||
| [[File:Craig Emerson.jpg | 100px]] | Craig Emerson | ||
| (1954–) | nowrap | 3 October 1998 – | ||
| 5 August 2013 | Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard. Retired | |||
| [[File:Jim Chalmers 2020.jpg | 100px]] | Jim Chalmers | ||
| (1978–) | nowrap | 7 September 2013 – | ||
| present | Incumbent. Currently a minister under Albanese |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Rankin
References
References
- (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide".
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