Division of Laidera

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Division Details 	Division Details 	Division Details 	
Created 	1986 	 	
MP 	Michael Wan 	 	
Party 	Liberal 	 	
Namesake 	Laidera region 	 	
Electors 	117,286 (2070) 	 	
Demographic 	Outer metropolitan 	 	
The Division of Laidera (/laɪˈdɪrə/ lye-dirr-rə) is a Craftian federal division in the state of Jebsten. It was created in 1986 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first election in 1986. It is named after and located in the Laidera region of north-west Notchropolis, which is known for being an ethnic enclave for Reatinese Craftians. With 57.2% of the division's population identifying as indigenous, it is one of two Reatinese-plurality electorates in the country, the other being Leichhardt in Lumina, and is by extent the only Reatinese-majority electorate. The Division of Laidera also contains a significant Vietnamese Craftian population (comprising 22.6% of the electorate's population).
The sitting member, since the 2058 federal election, is Michael Wan, a member of the Liberal Party of Craftia.
==History==
Due to the division's unique demographic makeup, it often votes idiosyncratically compared to the rest of the nation. Laidera was originally a highly marginal seat due to its status as a 'mortgage belt' electorate. From 1986 to 2013, it voted for a centre-left party at five elections (plus one by-election) compared to voting for a centre-right party four times. After 2013, the Craftian Conservative Party has only held the seat for 6 years. The division elected a member from the Mojang Democratic Party for three terms (2013 to 2022) owing to its large Reatinese population. Since 2040, the seat has been mostly safe for the Liberal Party of Craftia, and current member Michael Wan sits on a 20.98% majority, making it the Liberals' safest seat.
Laidera is the only seat to have been held by two Prime Ministers: Marcus Pierce held it from 1992 to 2000 and William Crestson held it from 2022 to 2036.
==Members==
# 	Member 	Member 	Party 	Term
1 	width="3%"	Richard Stillman	Liberty 	1987–1990
2 	 	Seb Anthony 	National 	1990–1992
3 	 	Marcus Pierce 	Conservative	1992–2000
4 	 	Gary O'Sullivan 	United 	2000–2001
5 	 	Matthew Vett 	Liberal 	2001–2013
6 	 	George Ong 	Mojang 	2013–2022
7 	 	William Crestson	United 	2022–2036
8 	 	Sonja Dough 	Liberal 	2036–2037
9 	 	John Forest 	Conservative	2037–2040
10	 	Ian Harrison 	Liberal 	2040–2046
11	 	Louise Johnston 	Liberal 	2046–2049
12	 	Dave Wong 	Liberal 	2049–2055
13	 	Kal Loh 	Conservative	2055–2058
14	 	Michael Wan 	Liberal 	2058–
==Election results==
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Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	±%
 	Liberal 	Michael Wan 	41,710 	45.56 	+4.86
 	Conservative 	James Huynh 	21,258 	23.22 	–3.55
 	Mojang 	Kango Mungala 	15,307 	16.72 	–2.27
 	United 	Caroline Zhan 	9,311 	10.17 	+0.72
 	Independent 	Jim Hassan 	2,884 	3.15 	+3.15
 	Greens 	Jade Nguyen 	1,080 	1.18 	–1.89
Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	91,549 	95.94 	+3.73
Informal votes 	Informal votes 	Informal votes 	3,874 	4.06 	–3.73
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	95,427 	81.36 	–1.19
Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result
 	Liberal 	Michael Wan 	64,981 	70.98 	+3.10
 	Conservative 	James Huynh 	26,568 	29.02 	–3.10
 	Liberal hold 	Liberal hold 	Swing 	+3.10