Division of Groom

The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1984 and named for Sir Littleton Groom, former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives. He represented the Division of Darling Downs, which covered much of the same area.

It is in the rural areas west of Brisbane and includes Toowoomba, Australia's second largest inland city. Other towns include Oakey and Pittsworth.

Members
MemberPartyTerm  Tom McVeigh National 1984–1988  Bill Taylor Liberal 1988–1998 Ian Macfarlane Liberal 1998–2010  Liberal National 2010–2016  John McVeigh Liberal National 2016–2020  Garth Hamilton Liberal National 2020–present

Ian McFarlane was a minister in the Howard and Abbott governments. He was dropped from the cabinet by Malcolm Turnbull in 2015, which later led him to leave the Liberal Party and join the National Party.Other Liberals may follow Macfarlane to National, AAP, 4 December 2015

Election results

The swings above are calculated from the results of the 2020 Groom by-election.

 References 

Other websites
 Division of Groom (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Category:Electoral divisions of Queensland
Category:1984 establishments in Australia