Division of Rankin

The Division of Rankin is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The current MP is Jim Chalmers of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), who has been Treasurer of Australia since 2022.

Rankin Australian House of Representatives Division
Interactive map of boundaries since the 2019 federal election
Created	1984
MP	Jim Chalmers
Party	Labor
Namesake	Dame Annabelle Rankin
Electors	108,082 (2022)
Area	131 km2 (50.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer metropolitan

Geography

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.^[1]

History

Dame Annabelle Rankin, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1984 and is named after Dame Annabelle Rankin, the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate.

In its original form, Rankin covered the Gold Coast hinterland including Lamington National Park and the major town of Beaudesert as well as some outer metropolitan areas of Brisbane. In this situation it was a marginal seat held by the Labor party. However, with the transfer of the rural hinterland to Forde, Rankin became a much safer Labor seat, being one of only two Queensland seats the ALP retained in the 1996 election.

Today Rankin is based on the outer southern suburbs of the City of Brisbane, in addition to portions of the City of Logan.

Members

Image		Member	Party	Term	Notes
		David Beddall (1948–)	Labor	1 December 1984 – 31 August 1998	Previously held the Division of Fadden. Served as minister under Hawke and Keating. Retired
		Craig Emerson (1954–)		3 October 1998 – 5 August 2013	Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard. Retired
		Jim Chalmers (1978–)		7 September 2013 – present	Incumbent. Currently a minister under Albanese

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Rankin

2025 Australian federal election: Rankin^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	44,324	49.59	+5.64
	Liberal National	Paul Darwen	17,714	19.82	−9.19
	Greens	Joshua Riethmuller	9,685	10.84	+0.14
	One Nation	Kyle Lentz	5,821	6.51	−1.47
	Family First	Carol Ordish	3,709	4.15	+4.15
	People First	Lana Hudson	3,319	3.71	+3.71
	Trumpet of Patriots	Janet Lindbom	3,207	3.59	+3.59
	Socialist Alliance	Alex Bainbridge	1,604	1.79	+1.79
Total formal votes			89,383	93.54	−2.57
Informal votes			6,168	6.46	+2.57
Turnout			95,551	83.10	−1.46
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	58,587	65.55	+6.46
	Liberal National	Paul Darwen	30,796	34.45	−6.46
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.46

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2025 Australian federal election in Queensland § Rankin.[edit]

Results are not final. Last updated on 15 May 2025 at 12:00 PM AEST.

2022 Australian federal election: Rankin^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	38,596	43.95	+2.52
	Liberal National	Paul Darwen	25,478	29.01	−2.34
	Greens	Neil Cotter	9,394	10.70	+1.62
	One Nation	Glen Cookson	7,006	7.98	−0.58
	United Australia	Jeff Crank	5,064	5.77	+2.08
	Animal Justice	Suzanne Clarke	2,284	2.60	+2.60
Total formal votes			87,822	96.11	+3.84
Informal votes			3,553	3.89	−3.84
Turnout			91,375	84.56	−4.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	51,892	59.09	+2.65
	Liberal National	Paul Darwen	35,930	40.91	−2.65
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.65

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Rankin.[edit]

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Rankin in the 2022 federal election. Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.