Division of Ryan

Ryan Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Ryan in Queensland, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1949
MP	Jane Prentice
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	T. J. Ryan
Electors	105,044 (2016)
Area	441 km^2 (170.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named after T. J. Ryan, Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919. Ryan is located in south east Queensland, and is generally based on the western suburbs of the City of Brisbane.

Location

The Division of Ryan encompasses the suburbs and localities of Auchenflower, Bellbowrie, Brookfield, Chapel Hill, Ferny Grove, Fig Tree Pocket, The Gap, Indooroopilly, Karana Downs, Kenmore, Keperra, Lake Manchester, Moggill, Pullenvale, St Lucia, Taringa, Toowong, the western Centenary Suburbs and parts of Bardon.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Nigel Drury	Liberal	1949–1975
	John Moore	Liberal	1975–2001
	Leonie Short	Labor	2001–2001
	Michael Johnson	Liberal	2001–2010
		Independent	2010
	Jane Prentice	Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2016: Ryan^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal National	Jane Prentice	49,402	52.13	+0.45
	Labor	Stephen Hegedus	21,594	22.79	−2.72
	Greens	Sandra Bayley	17,767	18.75	+4.31
	Family First	David Todd	2,389	2.52	+1.20
	Liberal Democrats	Sly Gryphon	2,046	2.16	+2.16
	Democratic Labour	John Quinn	1,566	1.65	+1.65
Total formal votes			94,764	97.61	+0.86
Informal votes			2,318	2.39	−0.86
Turnout			97,082	92.42	−1.70
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Jane Prentice	55,994	59.09	+0.55
	Labor	Stephen Hegedus	38,770	40.91	−0.55
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+0.55

References

1. Ryan, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

• Division of Ryan (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 27°28′12″S 152°51′04″E / 27.470°S 152.851°E