Bulimba – QLD 2017

ALP 6.1%

Incumbent MP
Di Farmer, since 2015. Previously Member for Bulimba 2009-2012.

Geography
Eastern Brisbane. Bulimba covers Brisbane suburbs on the southern side of the Brisbane river, including Bulimba, Hawthorne, Balmoral, Morningside, Cannon Hill, Murarrie and parts of Carina and Camp Hill.

Redistribution
Very small changes, which did not involve any transfer of population.

History
The seat of Bulimba has existed continuously since 1873. The seat has been held by Labor MPs continuously since the 1930s, except for one term from 2012 to 2015.

Pat Purcell won the seat at the 1992 election. He was appointed as Minister for Public Works, Housing and Racing in 2005. He resigned from the ministry in 2007. He retired at the 2009 election.

Former public servant Di Farmer was elected as the Labor Member for Bulimba at the 2009 state election.

In 2012, Farmer was narrowly defeated by LNP candidate Aaron Dillaway, by a 75-vote margin after a 7.9% swing.

Farmer struck back in 2015, winning back her seat with a 6.3% swing.

Candidates

• Bernadette Le Goullon (Independent)
• Angus Jell (Independent)
• Fiona Ward (Liberal National)
• Di Farmer (Labor)
• Felicity Jodell (Greens)

Assessment
Bulimba should remain in Labor hands.

2015 election result

2015 two-party-preferred result

Booth breakdown

Booths in Bulimba have been divided into three areas: north-west, south-east and south-west.

The ALP won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, with 55.9% in the south-west and 60.9% in the south-east. Labor won a majority in the north-west by only five votes.

The Greens came third, with a vote ranging from 9.2% in the north-west to 11.4% in the south-west.

Election results in Bulimba at the 2015 QLD state election
Click on the ‘visible layers’ box to toggle between two-party-preferred votes and Greens primary votes.