Division of Marylands

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Division Details 	Division Details 	Division Details 	
Created 	1992 	 	
MP 	Ian Goh 	 	
Party 	United 	 	
Namesake 	Marylands 	 	
Electors 	96,718 (2070) 	 	
Demographic 	Rural 	 	
The Division of Marylands (/ˈmɛərɪlənz/ mair-ri-lənz) is a Craftian federal division in the state of Jagsland. It was created in 1992 and was first contested in the federal election later that year. It is named after the Marylands, a low plains region of Jagsland that forms most of the division's geographical area. The division was formed from the combination of the electorates of East Marylands and West Marylands in the 1992 redistribution, following a declining population in rural Jagsland. Marylands covers the eastern two thirds of Jagsland, with most of its population coming from scattered regional towns.
The sitting member, since the 2070 federal election, is Ian Goh, a member of the National United Party.
==History==
The Division of Marylands was formed from the merger of the East and West Marylands electorates, following population decline in the region. The Marylands region has always been dominated by agriculture, but has a significant mining sector, with various mining towns scattered throughout the vast seat. When the seat was created in 1992, it was actually smaller than its current size. By the 2020s, the population growth of Jagsland was too low to retain its number of electorates, and rural seats were abolished. The Division of Mount Worden was reconfigured to cover the western side of the state, and Marylands took the rest of rural Jagsland. It continues to cover approximately the same area since the 2023 redistribution.
Due to the prevalence of mining towns in the region, the seat is unusually marginal for a rural seat, and is one of the few regional seats where United is competitive. In fact, Marylands was previously one of the NUP's safest non-metropolitan seats, having been continuously held by the party or the Craftia Liberty Party from its creation in 1992 to 2034. However, the seat has become more marginal in recent decades, and was held by the Craftian Conservative Party for 21 years between 2049 and 2070. A recent distribution moved more mining towns into the electorate from Mount Worden, contributing to the increased United margin in 2070.
==Members==
#	Member 	Member 	Party 	Term
1	width="3%"	David Scots 	Liberty 	1992–1995
2	 	Nathan Withers 	Liberty 	1995–2010
3	 	Roy Leonard 	United 	2010–2031
4	 	Ed Joni 	United 	2031–2034
5	 	Michael Warwick	Conservative	2034–2040
6	 	Ronak Bhatti 	United 	2040–2049
7	 	Mabelle Chen 	Conservative	2049–2059
8	 	Dean Warwick 	Conservative	2059–2070
9	 	Ian Goh 	United 	2070–
==Election results==
Craftian federal election, 2070: Marylands	Craftian federal election, 2070: Marylands	Craftian federal election, 2070: Marylands	Craftian federal election, 2070: Marylands	Craftian federal election, 2070: Marylands	Craftian federal election, 2070: Marylands
Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	±%
 	United 	Ian Goh 	27,792 	31.80 	+3.44
 	Conservative 	Dean Warwick 	27,250 	31.18 	–4.91
 	Liberal 	Con Ohlson 	14,447 	16.53 	+0.46
 	Republican 	Clint Laurier 	6,384 	7.82 	+1.34
 	Greens 	Lee Wilton 	4,789 	5.48 	+0.81
 	Reform 	Teri Gallagher 	2,491 	2.85 	–1.63
 	RUC–LA 	Jonathan Salvo 	1,460 	1.67 	+1.67
 	Mojang 	Diego Jun 	1,206 	1.38 	+1.38
 	Liberal Democrats 	Jess Harting 	1,127 	1.29 	–0.69
Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	87,397 	94.26 	–0.83
Informal votes 	Informal votes 	Informal votes 	5,326 	5.74 	+0.83
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	92,723 	95.87 	+2.25
Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result
 	United 	Ian Goh 	47,413 	54.25 	+6.36
 	Conservative 	Dean Warwick 	39,984 	45.75 	–6.36
 	United gain from Conservative 	United gain from Conservative 	Swing 	+6.36 	
Electoral divisions of the Craftian House of Representatives in Jagsland
Goldun · Marylands · Mount Worden · Ralph