Division of Barat

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Division Details 	Division Details 	Division Details 	
Created 	2004 	 	
MP 	Celia Bonner 	 	
Party 	Conservative 	 	
Namesake 	Indonesian for 'west' 	 	
Electors 	105,568 (2070) 	 	
Demographic 	Rural 	 	
The Division of Barat (/ˈbæræt/ ba-rat or /bəˈræt/ bə-rat) is a Craftian federal division in the state of Western Craftia. It was created in 2004 and first contested at the federal election later that year. The division is named after the Indonesian term for 'west' (as in the cardinal direction), reflecting its location on the Craftian mainland. It covers most of southeastern Western Craftia and is highly marginal, with its population mostly coming from the working-class city of Clontarf in the electorate's west, as well as a few scattered conservative-leaning regional towns.
The sitting member, since the 2070 federal election, is Celia Bonner, a member of the Craftian Conservative Party.
==History==
Barat has consistently remained a marginal seat throughout its history, as its boundaries have only changed slightly since its creation. It has always included left-leaning Clontarf in its west and more conservative agricultural towns closer to the state border. No MP has ever held Barat for more than two consecutive terms.
The seat is currently the most marginal seat in Craftia, held by the Conservatives on a margin of just 0.07%.
==Members==
# 	Member 	Member 	Party 	Term
1 	width="3%"	Luke Howarth 	Conservative	2004–2007
2 	 	William Sanderson	United 	2007–2013
3 	 	Mike O'Neill 	Conservative	2013–2016
4 	 	Kelly Remington 	United 	2016–2022
5 	 	Peter Amore 	United 	2022–2028
6 	 	Hendricks Liu 	Conservative	2028–2031
7 	 	Eldon Smyth 	Conservative	2031–2034
8 	 	Laura Weldon 	United 	2034–2037
(7)	 	Eldon Smyth 	Conservative	2037–2043
9 	 	Jackson Curtis 	Conservative	2043–2046
10 	 	Selin Tao 	United 	2046–2049
11 	 	John Terrigal 	Conservative	2049–2052
12 	 	Kelly Qiu 	United 	2052–2055
13 	 	Richard Tyrell 	Conservative	2055–2058
14 	 	Trent Chan 	United 	2058–2062
15 	 	Helda Klein 	United 	2062–2064
16 	 	Billy Gordan 	Conservative	2064–2069
16 	 	Billy Gordan 	Independent 	2069–2070
17 	 	Celia Bonner 	Conservative	2070–
==Election results==
Craftian federal election, 2070: Barat	Craftian federal election, 2070: Barat	Craftian federal election, 2070: Barat	Craftian federal election, 2070: Barat	Craftian federal election, 2070: Barat	Craftian federal election, 2070: Barat
Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	±%
 	Conservative 	Celia Bonner 	23,664 	26.16 	–11.79
 	United 	Helda Klein 	23,202 	25.65 	–7.36
 	Independent 	Billy Gordan 	15,586 	17.23 	+17.23
 	Liberal 	Jenni Park 	14,292 	15.80 	–1.77
 	Reform 	Mary Baggleston 	6,079 	6.72 	+2.22
 	Republican 	Owen Rodriguez 	4,288 	4.74 	–0.91
 	Greens 	Caroline Zingel 	1,963 	2.17 	–1.39
 	WC Independence 	Leon Adams 	1,384 	1.53 	+1.53
Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	90,458 	95.75 	–1.25
Informal votes 	Informal votes 	Informal votes 	4,015 	4.25 	+1.25
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	94,473 	89.49 	–2.70
Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result
 	Conservative 	Celia Bonner 	45,292 	50.07 	–1.89
 	United 	Helda Klein 	45,166 	49.93 	+1.89
 	Conservative hold 	Conservative hold 	Swing 	–1.89