Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are 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.[1]
The Division of Bean was created in 2018 by the Australian Electoral Commission, as part of a reapportionment to establish a third seat in the Australian Capital Territory which occurred due to population growth in the territory.[2] The division is located in the south of the ACT and takes in the urban districts of Tuggeranong, the Molonglo Valley, Weston Creek and southern Woden Valley, the rural districts of Booth, Coree, Paddys River, Stromlo and Tennent and the uninhabited districts of Cotter River, Mount Clear and Rendezvous Creek.[3] The external territory of Norfolk Island is also included in the division.[3] These districts and Norfolk Island were previously part of the Division of Canberra.
Bean is a safe Labor seat, held by a margin of 12.9% as of the 2022 federal election.[4]
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Bean in the 2022 federal election. Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.
