Division of Blair

The Division of Blair is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Created in 1998, it is named after Harold Blair, an Aboriginal singer and civil rights campaigner.^[1] It covers an area of 6,409 km² west of Brisbane and includes Kilcoy, Toogoolawah, Esk, Cominya, Lowood, Fernvale, Ipswich, Minden, Marburg, Rosewood, and Walloon.

Blair Australian House of Representatives Division
Map Interactive map of boundaries
Created	1998
MP	Shayne Neumann
Party	Labor
Namesake	Harold Blair
Electors	83,045 (2010)
Area	6,409 km2 (2,474.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

During the 2007 election campaign Blair received more funding promises from the Howard Government than any other electorate in the country.^[2]

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term
		Cameron Thompson (1960–)	Liberal	3 October 1998 – 24 November 2007
		Shayne Neumann (1961–)	Labor	24 November 2007 – present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Blair[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Shayne Neumann	36,494	35.01	+3.75
	Liberal National	Sam Biggins	30,122	28.89	−0.14
	Greens	Danielle Mutton	13,113	12.58	+3.90
	One Nation	Liz Suduk	10,419	9.99	−6.81
	United Australia	Quinton Cunningham	6,353	6.09	+2.69
	Liberal Democrats	Michelle Jaques	3,080	2.95	+2.95
	Animal Justice	Angela Lowery	2,563	2.46	+2.46
	Australian Values	Maria Pitman	2,103	2.02	+2.02
Total formal votes			104,247	94.70	+2.19
Informal votes			5,832	5.30	−2.19
Turnout			110,079	87.11	−4.23
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Shayne Neumann	57,575	55.23	+4.02
	Liberal National	Sam Biggins	46,672	44.77	−4.02
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.02