Division of Flynn

The Division of Flynn is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up for the 2007 federal election. The electorate covers the areas west from the port city of Gladstone, as far as the town of Emerald.^[1] It was named after John Flynn, founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.^[2]

Flynn Australian House of Representatives Division
Map Interactive map of boundaries (excluding outer islands)
Created	2006
MP	Colin Boyce
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	John Flynn
Electors	95,362 (2013)
Area	133,063 km2 (51,375.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

John Flynn

Formation

In June 2006, the Australian Electoral Commission announced that the new division would be named Wright. This would honour Judith Wright for her life as a "poet and in the areas of arts, conservation and indigenous affairs in Queensland and Australia".^[3] Many people complained because the name could be linked to disgraced former Queensland ALP leader Keith Wright. Instead the AEC named the seat after John Flynn.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Chris Trevor	Labor	2007–2010
	Ken O'Dowd	Liberal National	2010–2022
	Colin Boyce	Liberal National	2022–present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Flynn[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Colin Boyce	34,046	36.88	−1.01
	Labor	Matt Burnett	30,948	33.53	+4.88
	One Nation	Sharon Lohse	11,287	12.23	−7.37
	United Australia	Tanya Wieden	6,266	6.79	+2.54
	Greens	Paul Bambrick	4,007	4.34	+1.27
	Independent	Duncan Scott	3,745	4.06	+2.51
	Great Australian	Carla Svendsen	2,012	2.18	+2.18
Total formal votes			92,311	96.17	+1.98
Informal votes			3,672	3.83	−1.98
Turnout			95,983	88.07	−4.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Colin Boyce	49,682	53.82	−4.84
	Labor	Matt Burnett	42,629	46.18	+4.84
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−4.84