Division of Bean
| Bean Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Bean in the Australian Capital Territory, as of the latest redistribution. | |
| Created | 2019 |
| MP | David Smith |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Charles Bean |
| Electors | 104,482 (2019) |
| Area | 1,913 km2 (738.6 sq mi) |
The Division of Bean is an electoral division for the Australian House of Representatives in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), which was created in 2018 and contested for the first time at the 2019 federal election.
History
The division is named in honour of Charles Bean, an Australian war correspondent and historian during World War I.
The Division of Bean was created in 2018 by the Australian Electoral Commission, as part of a reapportionment to establish a third seat in the Australian Capital Territory which occurred due to population growth in the territory.[1] The division is located in the south of the ACT and takes in the urban districts of Tuggeranong, the Molonglo Valley, Weston Creek and southern Woden Valley, the rural districts of Booth, Coree, Paddys River, Stromlo and Tennent and the uninhabited districts of Cotter River, Mount Clear and Rendezvous Creek.[2] The external territory of Norfolk Island is also included in the division.[2]
The division is notionally held by the Labor Party on a margin of 8.9%.[3][4]
Members
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Smith (1970–) |
Labor | 18 May 2019 – present |
Previously a member of the Senate. Incumbent |
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | David Smith | 35,447 | 38.14 | −6.25 | |
| Liberal | Ed Cocks | 29,223 | 31.44 | −5.85 | |
| Greens | Johnathan Davis | 12,168 | 13.09 | −0.57 | |
| Independent | Jamie Christie | 7,683 | 8.27 | +8.27 | |
| Progressives | Therese Faulkner | 2,722 | 2.93 | +2.93 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Donnelly | 2,540 | 2.73 | +2.73 | |
| United Australia | Tony Hanley | 2,227 | 2.40 | +2.40 | |
| Great Australian | Ben Rushton | 929 | 1.00 | +1.00 | |
| Total formal votes | 92,939 | 94.85 | −2.16 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,043 | 5.15 | +2.16 | ||
| Turnout | 97,982 | 93.78 | +0.09 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Smith | 53,455 | 57.52 | −1.33 | |
| Liberal | Ed Cocks | 39,484 | 42.48 | +1.33 | |
| Labor notional hold | Swing | −1.33 | |||
References
- ^ "Electoral Commission confirms ACT gets third federal House of Representatives seat". Canberra Times. 31 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Map: Division of Bean" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "2017-18 Federal Redistribution - Australian Capital Territory". ABC Elections. 20 June 2018.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Electorate of Bean". Australia votes: Federal Election Guide. ABC.net.au. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Bean, ACT, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.