Division of Wright

The Division of Wright is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The current MP is Scott Buchholz of the Liberal National Party of Queensland.

Wright Australian House of Representatives Division
Interactive map of boundaries since the 2019 federal election
Created	2009
MP	Scott Buchholz
Party	Liberal National Party[a]
Namesake	Judith Wright
Electors	123,884 (2022)
Area	7,577 km2 (2,925.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural and provincial

Geography

Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are 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

The seat was first contested at the 2010 election. The division was created under the Australian Electoral Commission's 2009 Redistribution of Queensland.^[2] The division of Wright covers 7,577 square kilometres, stretching from the western Gold Coast, through the remnant rural areas between Logan City and the NSW border, and around to include the Lockyer Valley Council area west of Ipswich. As well as covering most of the Gold Coast hinterland, Wright includes Beaudesert, Jimboomba, Boonah, Laidley, Gatton, Hatton Vale and Helidon.

The name of the electorate was chosen to honour the poet Judith Wright. The division has been represented since the 2010 election by Scott Buchholz, a member of the Liberal National Party.

Members

Image		Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Scott Buchholz (1968–)	Liberal[a]	21 August 2010 – present	Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Abbott and Turnbull. Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Wright

2025 Australian federal election: Wright^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Scott Buchholz	39,806	34.05	−9.14
	Labor	Pam McCreadie	29,704	25.41	+4.04
	One Nation	Natalie Davis	19,004	16.26	+2.01
	Greens	Nicole Thompson	11,129	9.52	−1.91
	People First	Justin McGuiness	5,924	5.07	+5.07
	Trumpet of Patriots	Scott Thompson	5,869	5.02	+3.48
	Family First	Julie Rose	3,181	2.72	+2.72
	Animal Justice	Chloe Snyman	2,271	1.94	+1.94
Total formal votes			116,888	93.86	−2.74
Informal votes			7,648	6.14	+2.74
Turnout			124,536	88.76	+0.17
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Scott Buchholz	67,902	58.09	−2.80
	Labor	Pam McCreadie	48,986	41.91	+2.80
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−2.80

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

Results are not final. Last updated on 21 May 2025 at 5:00 PM AEST.

Notes

1. Member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland sitting with the federal parliamentary Liberal Party.