Wright – Australia 2025

@John
Cook commemorates Captain James Cook. PM Joseph Cook has no Federal Electorate named for him, a huge oversight, imo. He was considered a Labor rat.
Wright makes no sense, how many could reciite the first line of any poem she ever wrote? At the time it was named, it drew a blank. The only Qld pol named Wright was Keith Wright [d. 2015], wasn’t there any other name that could’ve been used?
Groom is dodgy too. WTF remembers Lyttleton Groom?

@gympie. Actually as of this year Cook is now jointly named after both Captain Cook and PM Joseph Cook a as suggestyed by a submission made by both yself and another tallyroom poster. yes im in agreement on both Wright and Groom. Groom my only objection is the namesake, instead of being named agfter Sir Littleton Groom it should be named after his father William Henry Groom who was more deserving of a namesake

Regarding Littleton and William Henry Groom, a wise person once said “Most people wouldn’t know either of those names and you’d be lucky to find 1 person on the street if you asked 100 people who either of those people were.”

@ real talk you could say the same about half the names. thats why we have this thing called history so people can study it to learn about it.

Which is precisely why we need to name divisions after people like Hayden and Kenny. Thank you for agreeing with me.

@real tbh id never heard of Sister Kenny until you mentioned her and i had to google her. Bill Hayden doesnt seem to be deserving in my opinion. His only achievement was that he was a politician from one side of politics. those are a dime a dozen. its also why i oppose names such as Grayndler and Calwell and was glad Charlton got the boot.

Hayden is the only person in the history of the entire federal parliament to serve as a party leader, treasurer, foreign minister, and governor-general. Hardly a ‘dime a dozen’. Your biases are showing again.

@Real Talk
Bill Hayden was just in the right place at the right time to enter Parliament. Ipswich went from a hub of industry to a welfare seat during his 28 years representing Oxley, and not only was Bill nowhere to be seen on the barricades, he left no infrastructure legacy either.
Sister Kenny is way more appropriate than Judith Wright [or Irene Longman, Ruth Fairfax or even Frank Forde] the problem there is her Polio treatment used electric current to stimulate the paralysed muscles. Quite effectively, but too ‘alternative’ to be PC in the current climate.

I mean, I don’t expect us to agree on much, but to say in one breath we need to study history, and the next moment dismiss someone’s career credentials because they’re on the opposite side of politics to the one you prefer, just points you out as foolish.

@real talk tell me how many divisions are named after liberal mps that werent PM. or how many business leaders? the answer is none.

@john – who is Hasluck named after?

sry il correct that Sir Litleton Groom was in part a member of the Liberals but was a party hopper. I also dont support his namesake either. all those positions while maybe high ranking he was still just a labor party politician. being GG isnt anything anyone has to be qualified or even good at. its just another jobs for mates cushy position that is overpaid.

@bazza you know he did other things then just be a politician though?

and its also part named after his wife as well

@John

Bonner was named for Senator Neville Bonner, a Liberal senator.
Braddon was named for Edward Braddon, a non-Labor premier of Tasmania.
Brand was named for David Brand, a Liberal premier of WA.
Burt was named for a trio of family members, one of which was a businessman.
Casey was named for Richard Casey, a Liberal MP who was treasurer, foreign minister and governor-general.
Cowan was named for Edith Cowan, a Nationalist (i.e. non-Labor) state MP.
Dickson was named for James Dickson, a non-Labor premier of Queensland and businessman
Durack was jointly named for Peter Durack, a Liberal MP and Attorney-General for Malcolm Fraser.
Forrest was named for John Forrest, a non-Labor premier and important minister in the first two decades of Federation for virtually every non-Labor government.
Griffith was named for Sir Samuel Griffith, a non-Labor premier and Chief Justice of the High Court.
Groom was named for Sir Littleton Groom, a non-Labor MP
Hasluck was jointly named for Sir Paul Hasluck, a Liberal MP and Governor-General
Isaacs was named for Sir Isaac Isaacs, a non-Labor MP, Chief Justice and Governor-General
Kingston was named for Charles Kingston, a non-Labor MP
Longman was named for Irene Longman, a Country Party state MP
Lyne was named for Sir William Lyne, a non-Labor MP
Lyons was jointly named for Dame Enid Lyons, a Liberal MP and wife of former PM Joseph Lyons
Macarthur was jointly named for John and Elizabeth Macarthur, prominent business figures of the 19th century
Pearce was named for George Pearce. Granted, he started his time with Labor, but served as a non-Labor senator for 22 years.
Rankin was named for Dame Annabelle Rankin, a Liberal senator
Solomon was named for Vabien Louis Solomon, a non-Labor MP

il have to follow up tomorrow after doing more research. i know that some of them were more then just politicians though

Bill Hayden was also a Queensland Cop

unless he rescued kids from a burning orphanage thats not an achievement

Real Talk, I think some of those MP only figures also had some historic ‘firsts’ – ie Edith Cowan and Irene Longman being the first female MP’s to serve in state parliament (Queensland WA respectively). Neville Bonner was also the first indigenous member to serve in Federal parliament.

Also, Bill Hayden as Foreign Minister helped to establish improved relations with many ‘hostile’ nations like Vietnam and China so that in itself is a considerable achievement, similar to the likes of Henry Kissinger in the US

@bazza Waiting for John to tell us later in the campaign that Peter Dutton’s experience as a Queensland cop is valuable and worthwhile 😉

@Yoh An You’re quite right, and they’re worthy of having electorates named after them, regardless of their political background.

@Real Talk
**Isaacs was named for Sir Isaac Isaacs, a non-Labor MP, Chief Justice and Governor-General…**
isaacs wasn’t a Labor MP? You sure about that?
On the naming of Electorates since the AEC took over the job, we’ve seen Dickson, Flynn [errol?], Burt [Bert?], Groom, Wright [Keith?], Bullwinkel, and Cox was successfully opposed. Apart from deceased PMs, that’s the list. How hard can it be to vet names shared with someone notorious or where there’s a double entendre? It’s not as though Irene Longman’s ghost was calling out for regognition? John Flynn was a notorious racist, that should have ruled hmi out from the start, but it was never brought up.

Gympie, Isaac Isaacs was a Protectionist party MP during the inaugural Parliament after Federation, then moved to the High Court in 1905 before becoming Governor General later on.