The Division of Wright is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

. The seat was first contested at the 2010 election. The division was created under the Australian Electoral Commission

Australian Electoral Commission

The Australian Electoral Commission, or the AEC, is the federal government agency in charge of organising and supervising federal elections and referendums. State and local government elections are overseen by the Electoral Commission in each state and territory.The Australian Electoral Commission...

's 2009 Redistribution

Redistribution (Australia)

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 of Queensland. The division of Wright covers a large area of the Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

 Hinterland

Hinterland

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 and includes the towns of Beaudesert

Beaudesert

Beaudesert could refer to:*Beaudesert, Queensland, a town in Australia*Electoral district of Beaudesert, an Australian electroral district, which includes the town of Beaudesert, Queensland*Beaudesert, Warwickshire, a village in Warwickshire, England...

 and Boonah. Wright was notionally a Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Australia

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 held seat on a margin of 4.8%.

The name of the electorate has been chosen to honour the poet Judith Wright

Judith Wright

Judith Arundell Wright was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights.-Biography:...

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Members

Member		Party	Term
	Scott Buchholz Scott Buchholz Scott Andrew Buchholz is an Australian politician. He has been the Liberal National Party of Queensland member of the new Australian House of Representatives seat of Wright since the 2010 federal election...	Liberal National	2010–present

Election results