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Division of Ryan
Australian federal electoral division
Australian federal electoral division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| federal | yes |
| name | Ryan |
| image | |
| caption | Interactive map of boundaries since the 2019 federal election |
| created | 1949 |
| mp | Elizabeth Watson-Brown |
| mp-party | Greens |
| namesake | T. J. Ryan |
| electors | 111363 |
| electors_year | 2022 |
| area | 370 |
| class | Outer metropolitan |
| near-nw | Blair |
| near-n | Dickson |
| near-ne | Lilley |
| near-e | Brisbane |
| Griffith | |
| near-se | Moreton |
| near-s | Oxley |
| near-sw | Blair |
| near-w | Blair |
| mp-party = Greens | near-nw = Blair | near-n = Dickson | near-ne = Lilley | near-e = Brisbane Griffith | near-se = Moreton | near-s = Oxley | near-sw = Blair | near-w = Blair
The Division of Ryan is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. It is west of Brisbane, comprising parts of the City of Brisbane and City of Moreton Bay.
Since 2022 its MP has been Elizabeth Watson-Brown of the Greens. Following the 2025 federal election, Watson-Brown remained as the sole Green MP in the Australian Parliament.
History
The division was created in 1949 and is named after T. J. Ryan, Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919.
In the 2001 federal election, Liberal candidate Michael Johnson was elected. He served as the member for Ryan until he was expelled from the Liberal Party. Johnson subsequently ran as an Independent in the 2010 federal election but lost.
Since 2016 there has been a growing Greens vote, gaining 20% of the first-preference vote in the 2019 election. In 2022, Greens candidate Elizabeth Watson-Brown won the seat from LNP member Julian Simmonds.
Location
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.
Ryan is located in south-east Queensland, and is generally based on the western suburbs of the City of Brisbane.
The Division of Ryan encompasses a number of whole and part suburbs and localities:
- Anstead
- Ashgrove (western and north-western part)
- Auchenflower
- Banks Creek (within the City of Brisbane)
- Bardon (southern part)
- Bellbowrie
- Brookfield
- Chapel Hill
- England Creek (within the City of Brisbane)
- Enoggera (western part)
- Enoggera Reservoir
- Ferny Grove
- Fig Tree Pocket
- Gaythorne
- Indooroopilly
- Kenmore
- Kenmore Hills
- Keperra
- Lake Manchester (within the City of Brisbane)
- Mitchelton
- Moggill
- Mount Coot-tha
- Paddington (southern part)
- Pinjarra Hills
- Pullenvale
- St Lucia
- Taringa
- The Gap
- Toowong
- Upper Brookfield
- Upper Kedron
Members
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:NigelDrury1959.jpg | 100px]] | Nigel Drury | |||
| (1911–1984) | Liberal | nowrap | 10 December 1949 – | ||
| 11 November 1975 | |||||
| [[File:John Moore 1999.jpg | 100px]] | John Moore | |||
| (1936–2025) | nowrap | 13 December 1975 – | |||
| 5 February 2001 | Served as minister under Fraser and Howard. Resigned to retire from politics | ||||
| [[File:Labor Placeholder.png | 100px]] | Leonie Short | |||
| (1956–) | Labor | nowrap | 17 March 2001 – | ||
| 10 November 2001 | |||||
| [[File:Michael Johnson MP.jpg | 100px]] | Michael Johnson | |||
| (1970–) | Liberal | nowrap | 10 November 2001 – | ||
| 20 May 2010 | |||||
| nowrap | Independent | nowrap | 20 May 2010 – | ||
| 21 August 2010 | |||||
| [[File:Hon Jane Prentice MP, Port Moresby, 15 Dec (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Jane Prentice | |||
| (1953–) | Liberal | nowrap | 21 August 2010 – | ||
| 11 April 2019 | |||||
| [[File:LNP Placeholder.png | 100px]] | Julian Simmonds | |||
| (1985–) | nowrap | 18 May 2019 – | |||
| 21 May 2022 | Lost seat | ||||
| [[File:Elizabeth Watson-Brown.png | 100px]] | Elizabeth Watson-Brown | |||
| (1956–) | Greens | nowrap | 21 May 2022 – | ||
| present |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Ryan
Notes
References
References
- corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=10 Mort Street, Canberra ACT 2600; contact=13 23 26. "2001 Profile of the division of Ryan".
- "Ryan - 2010 Federal Election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)".
- "Ryan (Key Seat) - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results".
- (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide".
- (March 2018). "Map of the Federal Electoral Division of Ryan".
- {{Queensland Globe
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