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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox Australian Electorate The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland.

Groom is an agricultural electorate located on the Darling Downs in southern Queensland. It includes the regional city of Toowoomba and rural communities to the west and south.

The current MP is Garth Hamilton, a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland.

Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.

History

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Sir Littleton Groom, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1984 as essentially a reconfigured version of the old Division of Darling Downs, which had existed since Federation. It is named in honour of Sir Littleton Groom, who represented Darling Downs with only one short break from 1901 to 1936 and served as Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.

It is located in the rural areas west of Brisbane and is centred on the city of Toowoomba, Australia's second largest inland city. Other centres include Oakey and Pittsworth.

The seat has never elected a Labor member in either of its incarnations as Darling Downs or Groom. While Toowoomba itself (particularly, the northern suburbs) occasionally votes for Labor, it is nowhere near enough to overcome the conservative bent of the rural areas.

Groom's electors are socially conservative. In 2017, it was one of only three electorates in Queensland to vote against the Marriage Survey.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Файл:Tom McVeigh.jpg	Tom McVeigh Шаблон:Small	Nationals	1 December 1984 – 29 February 1988	Previously held the Division of Darling Downs. Resigned to retire from politics. Son is John McVeigh
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Файл:No image.svg	Bill Taylor Шаблон:Small	Liberal	9 April 1988 – 31 August 1998	Retired
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Файл:Ian Macfarlane 2015.jpg	Ian Macfarlane Шаблон:Small	Liberal	3 October 1998 – 19 July 2010	Served as minister under Howard and Abbott. Retired
Шаблон:Australian party style|			Liberal National	19 July 2010 – 9 May 2016
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Файл:John McVeigh official portrait.jpg	John McVeigh Шаблон:Small	Liberal National	2 July 2016 – 18 September 2020	Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Toowoomba South. Served as minister under Turnbull. Resigned to retire from politics. Father is Tom McVeigh
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Файл:No image.svg	Garth Hamilton Шаблон:Small	Liberal National	28 November 2020 – present	Incumbent

Election results

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External links

• Division of Groom (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission