Division of Holbrook

Holbrook 霍尔布鲁克 Huò'ěrbùlǔkè ホルブルック Horuburukku Craftian House of Representatives Division
Division Details
Created	1945
MP	Heath Sanford
Party	Conservative
Namesake	City of Holbrook
Electors	113,858
Demographic	Regional metropolitan

The Division of Holbrook is a Craftian federal division in the state of Addams. It was created in 1945 and is one of the seven remaining divisions that were first contested in the 1945 general election. The division is named after the city of Holbrook and originally encompassed the city and a large area of surrounding countryside. Today, it covers the inner suburbs of the city and some of its eastern suburban belt due to population growth.

The sitting member, since the 2070 federal election, is Heath Sanford, a member of the Craftian Conservative Party.

History

The electorate of Holbrook (and by extension, its namesake city), is located within the 'Blue Wall' of Addams – the rural centre of the state, well known for being one of the heaviest strongholds of conservatism in the country. The current Conservative margin in Holbrook is 18.43%, making it the 'weakest' Blue Wall electorate (the others being Trijunction on 24.76%, Redleaf on 19.52% and Papele on 20.57%). The Division of Holbrook is generally slightly less safe for the Conservative Party due to its urban character, although the city of Holbrook is known being particularly conservative in comparison to other major cities.

Holbrook was first contested at the 1945 election, making it one of the oldest electorates in the country. It has downsized considerably, due to rapid population growth since its creation. Originally a hybrid urban-rural seat with the city of Holbrook as its core, it is now an inner-city electorate covering a regional urban centre. Holbrook has a reputation for being the home to many right-wing and religious movements. The city is currently the headquarters to the liberal-conservative Republican Party of Craftia, which considers Holbrook to be one of its strongest electoral bases, and also the far-right RUC–LA.

Despite these challenges from the right, the Conservative Party has remained the strongest party in the seat, having held Holbrook for all but five years since 1992. The last time it was out of Conservative hands was in 2033, when sitting member Danielle Slade defected from the Conservative Party to the National United Party, citing a lack of funding for her electorate in the midst of drought as the main factor. Since 2034, the Conservatives have had little trouble retaining the seat.

Members

#	Member		Party	Term
1		Bradley Figgins	Labour	1945–1948
2		Peter Giles-Barker	Protection	1948–1951
3		Mitchell Rickerson	Labour	1951–1956
(2)		Peter Giles-Barker	National	1956–1963
4		Rich Drovin	National	1963–1979
5		Jeremy Garrett	National	1979–1990
6		Johnson Jones	National	1990–1992
			Conservative	1992–1996
7		Brian Heath	Conservative	1996–2015
8		John Mayweather	Reform	2015–2016
9		Jessica Mzorek	Conservative	2016–2019
10		Lori Whitaker	United	2019–2022
11		Ron Dalton	Conservative	2022–2031
12		Danielle Slade	Conservative	2031–2033
			United	2033–2034
13		Christopher Janus	Conservative	2034–2036
14		Aug Rottman	Conservative	2036–2058
15		Betty Pak	Conservative	2058–2070
16		Heath Sanford	Conservative	2070–

Election results

Craftian federal election, 2070: Holbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Heath Sanford	51,490	52.05	–4.14
	United	Ryan Sunda	15,600	15.77	+2.74
	Republican	Troy Seattle	14,799	14.96	+1.64
	Liberal	Andrea Waggener	8,527	8.62	–2.58
	RUC–LA	Jan Mcmakin	6,034	6.10	+3.77
	Greens	Tom Gomez	1,454	1.47	–0.86
	Reform	Sharon Calder	791	0.80	–3.35
	Independent	Rory Krumm Watson	228	0.23	+0.23
Total formal votes			98,925	93.56	–1.88
Informal votes			6,807	6.44	+1.88
Turnout			105,732	92.86	–2.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Conservative	Heath Sanford	67,694	68.43	–5.59
	United	Ryan Sunda	31,231	31.57	+5.59
	Conservative hold		Swing	–5.59