Electoral results for the Division of Bonner

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bonner in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 2004 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Ross Vasta	Liberal	2004–2007
	Kerry Rea	Labor	2007–2010
	Ross Vasta	Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

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

2022 Australian federal election: Bonner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	43,191	44.82	−4.67
	Labor	Tabatha Young	28,491	29.56	−1.54
	Greens	Bernard Lakey	16,144	16.75	+5.06
	One Nation	Amanda Neil	5,371	5.57	+1.57
	United Australia	Serge Diklich	3,177	3.30	+0.76
Total formal votes			96,374	97.50	+0.43
Informal votes			2,467	2.50	−0.43
Turnout			98,841	90.57	−2.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	51,471	53.41	−4.00
	Labor	Tabatha Young	44,903	46.59	+4.00
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−4.00

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

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Queensland § Bonner.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Bonner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	46,616	49.49	+3.05
	Labor	Jo Briskey	29,291	31.10	−3.76
	Greens	Barbara Bell	11,010	11.69	+2.22
	One Nation	Ian Symes	3,771	4.00	+4.00
	United Australia	Simon Flitcroft	2,394	2.54	+2.54
	Conservative National	Alex Maynard	1,105	1.17	+1.17
Total formal votes			94,187	97.07	+0.13
Informal votes			2,840	2.93	−0.13
Turnout			97,027	92.76	+0.82
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	54,072	57.41	+4.02
	Labor	Jo Briskey	40,115	42.59	−4.02
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+4.02

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Queensland § Bonner.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Bonner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	41,756	46.44	−0.36
	Labor	Laura Fraser Hardy	31,344	34.86	−1.15
	Greens	Ken Austin	8,518	9.47	+2.63
	Family First	Andrew Broughton	3,157	3.51	+1.43
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Linney	2,738	3.05	+3.05
	Independent	Jarrod Wirth	2,396	2.66	+2.66
Total formal votes			89,909	96.94	+1.28
Informal votes			2,838	3.06	−1.28
Turnout			92,747	92.01	−2.02
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	48,002	53.39	−0.30
	Labor	Laura Fraser Hardy	41,907	46.61	+0.30
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−0.30

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Queensland § Bonner.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Bonner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	40,186	46.80	+0.42
	Labor	Laura Fraser Hardy	30,927	36.01	−0.06
	Palmer United	James MacAnally	6,712	7.82	+7.82
	Greens	Dave Nelson	5,876	6.84	−4.34
	Family First	Jeff Penny	1,789	2.08	−0.74
	Uniting Australia	Jarrod Wirth	386	0.45	+0.45
Total formal votes			85,876	95.66	+0.77
Informal votes			3,895	4.34	−0.77
Turnout			89,771	94.02	+0.57
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	46,110	53.69	+0.87
	Labor	Laura Fraser Hardy	39,766	46.31	−0.87
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+0.87

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Queensland § Bonner.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Bonner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	38,105	46.38	+4.47
	Labor	Kerry Rea	29,639	36.07	−12.73
	Greens	Darryl Rosin	9,188	11.18	+6.28
	Family First	Carolyn Ferrando	2,318	2.82	+0.89
	Independent	Greg Sowden	1,984	2.41	+2.41
	Democratic Labor	Utz Wellner	931	1.13	+1.13
Total formal votes			82,165	94.89	−2.14
Informal votes			4,429	5.11	+2.14
Turnout			86,594	93.43	−1.90
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ross Vasta	43,400	52.82	+7.35
	Labor	Kerry Rea	38,765	47.18	−7.35
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+7.35

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Bonner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kerry Rea	40,784	48.80	+6.05
	Liberal	Ross Vasta	35,031	41.91	−2.22
	Greens	David Wyatt	4,094	4.90	−0.03
	Family First	Stephen Gellatly	1,612	1.93	−2.43
	Fishing Party	Shane Boese	1,010	1.21	+1.21
	Democrats	Vicki Stocks	837	1.00	−0.40
	Liberty & Democracy	Lisa Charles	212	0.25	+0.25
Total formal votes			83,580	97.03	+2.67
Informal votes			2,558	2.97	−2.67
Turnout			83,580	95.31	+0.57
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kerry Rea	45,576	54.53	+5.04
	Liberal	Ross Vasta	38,004	45.47	−5.04
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.04

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Bonner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross Vasta	34,334	44.13	+1.74
	Labor	Con Sciacca	33,261	42.75	−2.08
	Greens	Elissa Jenkins	3,836	4.93	+1.92
	Family First	Trevor Hunt	3,393	4.36	+4.36
	One Nation	Barry Myatt	1,436	1.85	−1.87
	Democrats	Chad Smith	1,090	1.40	−3.09
	Citizens Electoral Council	William Wheeler	451	0.58	+0.58
Total formal votes			77,801	94.36	−1.35
Informal votes			4,651	5.64	+1.35
Turnout			82,452	94.74	−1.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross Vasta	39,298	50.51	+2.40
	Labor	Con Sciacca	38,503	49.49	−2.40
	Liberal notional gain from Labor		Swing	+2.40

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos