Division of Bean

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Bean
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Bean 2019.png
Division of Bean in the Australian Capital Territory, as of the latest redistribution. (Excludes Norfolk Island).
Created2019
MPDavid Smith
PartyLabor
NamesakeCharles Bean
Electors104,482 (2019)
Area1,913 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) and Norfolk Island, which was created in 2018 and contested for the first time at the 2019 federal election.

History[]

Charles Bean, the division's namesake

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]

In October 2021 the Norfolk Island Party was formed by businessman Peter Christian-Bailey to contest the seat with the goal of self determination for Norfolk Island.[5]

Members[]

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Senator David Smith.jpg David Smith
(1970–) 		Labor 18 May 2019 –
present 		Previously a member of the Senate. Incumbent

Election results[]

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Bean
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in territories § Bean.[]
2019 Australian federal election: Bean[6]
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 hold Swing −1.33

References[]

  1. ^ "Electoral Commission confirms ACT gets third federal House of Representatives seat". Canberra Times. 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Map: Division of Bean" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ "2017-18 Federal Redistribution - Australian Capital Territory". ABC Elections. 20 June 2018.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "Electorate of Bean". Australia votes: Federal Election Guide. ABC.net.au. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Sense of turmoil prompts birth of Norfolk Island Party". RNZ. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ^ Bean, ACT, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

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