ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF BONNER, QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Chandler, Manly, Wishart, Wynnum -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat Notional two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,731 Votes cast: 82,452 95.1 Informal votes: 4,651 05.6 Formal votes: 77,801 94.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Wheeler 451 00.6 Ross Vasta Lib 34,334 44.1 +01.7 Barry Myatt ON 1,436 01.8 -01.8 Hon Con Sciacca * ALP 33,261 42.7 -02.1 Trevor Hunt FF 3,393 04.4 Chad Smith AD 1,090 01.4 -01.4 Elissa Jenkins Grn 3,836 04.9 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sciacca was member for Bowman 1987-96 and 1998-2004. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wheeler's 451 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta 246 54.5 34,580 44.5 Myatt 85 18.8 1,521 02.0 Sciacca * 41 09.1 33,302 42.8 Hunt 34 07.5 3,427 04.4 Smith 16 03.6 1,106 01.4 Jenkins 29 06.4 3,865 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 451 77,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Smith's 1,106 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta 202 18.3 34,782 44.7 Myatt 42 03.8 1,563 02.0 Sciacca * 277 25.1 33,579 43.2 Hunt 89 08.1 3,516 04.5 Jenkins 496 44.9 4,361 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,106 77,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Myatt's 1,563 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta 496 31.7 35,278 45.3 Sciacca * 393 25.1 33,972 43.7 Hunt 442 28.3 3,958 05.1 Jenkins 232 14.8 4,593 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,563 77,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hunt's 3,958 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta 2,632 66.5 37,910 48.7 Sciacca * 765 19.3 34,737 44.7 Jenkins 561 14.2 5,154 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,958 77,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Jenkins's 5,154 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- VASTA 1,388 26.9 39,298 50.5 Sciacca * 3,766 73.1 38,503 49.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,154 77,801 00.5 02.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Concetto Antonio Sciacca (1947-2017): Elected 1987, 1990, 1993. Defeated 1996. Elected 1998, 2001. Defeated 2004 Died 21 June 2017 > Ross Xavier Vasta (born 1966): Elected 2004 Born: 8 October 1966, Melbourne Career: Educated Griffith University. Managing director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Chandler, Manly, Wishart, Wynnum -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.6 Effect of 2006 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,358 +04.2 Votes cast: 86,138 95.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,558 03.0 -02.6 Formal votes: 83,580 97.0 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerry Rea ALP 40,784 48.8 +06.1 Lisa Charles 212 00.3 Ross Vasta * Lib 35,031 41.9 -02.2 Stephen Gellatly FF 1,612 01.9 -02.4 Vicki Stocks AD 837 01.0 -00.4 Shane Boese 1,010 01.2 David Wyatt Grn 4,094 04.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,580 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Charles's 212 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rea 73 34.4 40,857 48.9 Vasta * 56 26.4 35,087 42.0 Gellatly 22 10.4 1,634 02.0 Stocks 22 10.4 859 01.0 Boese 19 09.0 1,029 01.2 Wyatt 20 09.4 4,114 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 212 83,580 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stocks's 859 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rea 208 24.2 41,065 49.1 Vasta * 126 14.7 35,213 42.1 Gellatly 65 07.6 1,699 02.0 Boese 66 07.7 1,095 01.3 Wyatt 394 45.9 4,508 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 859 83,580 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Boese's 1,095 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rea 269 24.6 41,334 49.5 Vasta * 251 22.9 35,464 42.4 Gellatly 208 19.0 1,907 02.3 Wyatt 367 33.5 4,875 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,095 83,580 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Gellatly's 1,907 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rea 423 22.2 41,757 50.0 Vasta * 1,110 58.2 36,574 43.8 Wyatt 374 19.6 5,249 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,907 83,580 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wyatt's 5,249 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- REA 3,819 72.8 45,576 54.5 Vasta * 1,430 27.2 38,004 45.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,249 83,580 04.5 05.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ross Xavier Vasta (born 1966): Elected 2004. Defeated 2007 Later career: See Bonner 2010 > Kerry Marie Rea (born 1963): Elected 2007 Born: 16 April 1963, Bundaberg, Qld. Career: Educated University of Qld. Brisbane City Council 1991-94, 1997-2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Chandler, Manly, Wishart, Wynnum -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 04.5 Effect of 2009 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,684 +02.6 Votes cast: 86,594 93.4 -01.9 Informal votes: 4,429 05.1 +02.1 Formal votes: 82,165 94.9 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Utz Wellner 931 01.1 Darryl Rosin Grn 9,188 11.2 +06.3 Ross Vasta LNP 38,105 46.4 +04.5 Kerry Rea * ALP 29,639 36.1 -12.7 Greg Sowden 1,984 02.4 Carolyn Ferrando FF 2,318 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,165 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta was Member for Bonner 2004-07. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wellner's 931 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosin 406 43.6 9,594 11.7 Vasta 152 16.3 38,257 46.6 Rea * 191 20.5 29,830 36.3 Sowden 90 09.7 2,074 02.5 Ferrando 92 09.9 2,410 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 931 82,165 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sowden's 2,074 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosin 572 27.6 10,166 12.4 Vasta 528 25.5 38,785 47.2 Rea * 330 15.9 30,160 36.7 Ferrando 644 31.1 3,054 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,074 82,165 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ferrando's 3,054 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosin 874 28.6 11,040 13.4 Vasta 1,488 48.7 40,273 49.0 Rea * 692 22.7 30,852 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,054 82,165 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rosin's 11,040 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- VASTA 3,127 28.3 43,400 52.8 Rea * 7,913 71.7 38,765 47.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,040 82,165 02.8 07.4 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kerry Marie Rea (born 1963): Elected 2007. Defeated 2010 > Ross Xavier Vasta (born 1966): Elected 2004. Defeated 2007. Elected 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Chandler, Manly, Wishart, Wynnum -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 95,477 +03.0 Votes cast: 89,771 94.0 +00.6 Informal votes: 3,895 04.3 -00.8 Formal votes: 85,876 95.7 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Vasta * LNP 40,186 46.8 +00.4 Jeff Penny FF 1,789 02.1 -00.7 Jarrod Wirth 386 00.5 Dave Nelson Grn 5,876 06.8 -04.3 James MacAnally PUP 6,712 07.8 Laura Fraser Hardy ALP 30,927 36.0 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wirth's 386 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta * 64 16.6 40,250 46.9 Penny 96 24.9 1,885 02.2 Nelson 70 18.1 5,946 06.9 MacAnally 102 26.4 6,814 07.9 Fraser Hardy 54 14.0 30,981 36.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 386 85,876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Penny's 1,885 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta * 899 47.7 41,149 47.9 Nelson 366 19.4 6,312 07.4 MacAnally 382 20.3 7,196 08.4 Fraser Hardy 238 12.6 31,219 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,885 85,876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Nelson's 6,312 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta * 878 13.9 42,027 48.9 MacAnally 1,239 19.6 8,435 09.8 Fraser Hardy 4,195 51.6 35,414 41.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,312 85,876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: MacAnally's 8,435 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- VASTA * 4,083 48.4 46,110 53.7 Fraser Hardy 4,352 51.6 39,766 46.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,435 85,876 03.7 00.9 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Xavier Vasta (born 1966): Elected 2004. Defeated 2007. Elected 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Chandler, Manly, Wishart, Wynnum -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 100,799 +05.6 Votes cast: 92,747 92.0 -02.5 Informal votes: 2,838 03.1 -02.6 Formal votes: 89,909 96.9 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Linney LDP 2,738 03.0 Ken Austin Grn 8,518 09.4 +02.5 Jarrod Wirth 2,396 02.6 Laura Fraser Hardy ALP 31,344 35.1 -00.9 Ross Vasta * LNP 41,756 46.4 -00.4 Andrew Broughton FF 3,157 03.5 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wirth's 2,396 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Linney 368 15.4 3,106 03.5 Austin 638 26.6 9,156 10.2 Fraser Hardy 459 19.2 31,803 35.4 Vasta * 298 12.4 42,054 46.8 Broughton 633 26.4 3,790 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,396 89,909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Linney's 3,106 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin 755 24.3 9,911 11.0 Fraser Hardy 474 15.3 32,277 35.9 Vasta * 1,289 41.5 43,343 48.2 Broughton 588 18.9 4,378 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,106 89,909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Broughton's 4,378 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin 1,112 25.4 11,023 12.3 Fraser Hardy 880 20.1 33,157 36.9 VASTA * 2,386 54.5 45,729 50.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,378 89,909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Austin's 11,023 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fraser Hardy 8,750 79.4 41,907 46.6 VASTA * 2,273 20.6 48,002 53.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,023 89,909 03.3 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Xavier Vasta (born 1966): Elected 2004. Defeated 2007. Elected 2010, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Chandler, Manly, Wishart, Wynnum -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 03.4 Effect of 2018 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 104,599 +03.7 Votes cast: 97,027 92.8 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,840 02.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 94,187 97.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simon Flitcroft UAP 2,394 02.5 Barbara Bell Grn 11,010 11.7 +02.2 Ian Symes PHON 3,771 04.0 Ross Vasta * LNP 46,616 49.5 +03.1 Alex Maynard FACNP 1,105 01.2 Jo Briskey ALP 29,291 31.1 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Briskey, see Maribyrnong 2025. 2nd count: Maynard's 1,105 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Flitcroft 185 16.7 2,579 02.7 Bell 76 06.9 11,086 11.8 Symes 460 41.6 4,231 04.5 Vasta * 275 24.9 46,891 49.8 Briskey 109 09.9 29,400 31.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,105 94,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Flitcroft's 2,579 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 511 19.8 11,597 12.3 Symes 947 36.7 5,178 05.5 VASTA * 827 32.1 47,718 50.7 Briskey 294 11.4 29,694 31.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,579 94,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Symes's 5,178 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 1,179 22.8 12,776 13.6 VASTA * 2,912 56.2 50,630 53.8 Briskey 1,087 21.0 30,781 32.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,178 94,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bell's 12,776 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- VASTA * 3,442 26.9 54,072 57.4 Briskey 9,334 73.1 40,115 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,776 94,187 07.4 04.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Xavier Vasta (born 1966): Elected 2004. Defeated 2007. Elected 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Chandler, Manly, Wishart, Wynnum -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 109,132 +04.4 Votes cast: 98,841 90.6 -01.2 Informal votes: 2,467 02.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 96,374 97.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Vasta * Lib 43,191 44.8 -04.7 Amanda Neil PHON 5,371 05.6 +01.6 Serge Diklich UAP 3,177 03.3 +00.8 Tabatha Young ALP 28,491 29.6 -01.5 Bernard Lakey Grn 16,144 16.8 +05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,374 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Diklich's 3,177 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta * 647 20.4 43,838 45.5 Neil 1,852 58.3 7,223 07.5 Young 328 10.3 28,819 29.9 Lakey 350 11.0 16,494 17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,177 96,374 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Neil's 7,223 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta * 4,254 58.9 48,092 49.9 Young 1,244 17.2 30,063 31.2 Lakey 1,725 23.9 18,219 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,223 96,374 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lakey's 18,219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- VASTA * 3,379 18.6 51,471 53.4 Young 14,840 81.5 44,903 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,219 96,374 03.4 04.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Xavier Vasta (born 1966): Elected 2004. Defeated 2007. Elected 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Chandler, Manly, Wishart, Wynnum -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 113,498 +04.0 Votes cast: 103,704 91.4 +00.8 Informal votes: 4,597 04.4 +01.9 Formal votes: 99,106 95.6 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Dovey FFA 2,811 02.8 Shalini Bhasin Libtn 1,203 01.2 Ross Vasta * LNP 35,156 35.5 -09.4 Craig Hill L Cann 2,497 02.5 Wen Li Grn 12,314 12.4 -04.3 David Wright ToP 2,187 02.2 -01.1 Christopher de Winter PHON 3,784 03.8 -01.8 Kara Cook Labor 39,154 39.5 +10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,106 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bhasin's 1,203 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dovey 309 25.7 3,120 03.2 Vasta * 269 22.4 35,425 35.7 Hill 119 09.9 2,616 02.6 Li 94 07.8 12,408 12.5 Wright 82 06.8 2,269 02.3 De Winter 186 15.5 3,970 04.0 Cook 144 12.0 39,298 39.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,203 99,106 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wright's 2,269 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dovey 336 14.8 3,456 03.5 Vasta * 402 17.7 35,827 36.2 Hill 226 10.0 2,842 02.9 Li 129 05.7 12,537 12.7 De Winter 946 41.7 4,916 05.0 Cook 230 10.1 39,528 39.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,269 99,106 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hill's 2,842 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dovey 479 16.9 3,935 04.0 Vasta * 367 12.9 36,194 36.5 Li 995 35.0 13,532 13.7 De Winter 379 13.3 5,295 05.3 Cook 622 21.9 40,150 40.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,842 99,106 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dovey's 3,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta * 1,271 32.3 37,465 37.8 Li 466 11.8 13,998 14.1 De Winter 1,782 45.3 7,077 07.1 Cook 416 10.6 40,566 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,935 99,106 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: De Winter's 7,077 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta * 4,760 67.3 42,225 42.6 Li 1,167 16.5 15,165 15.3 Cook 1,150 16.3 41,716 42.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,077 99,106 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Li's 15,165 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasta * 2,375 15.7 44,600 45.0 COOK 12,790 84.3 54,506 55.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,165 99,106 05.0 08.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ross Xavier Vasta (born 1966): Elected 2004. Defeated 2007. 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022. Defeated 2025 > Kara Cook (born 1985): Elected 2025 Born: 28 June 1985, Mackay Qld Career: Educated Griffith Univerity. Lawyer. Brisbane City Council 2018-23. --------------------------------------------------------------------