QUEENSLAND ELECTION 2009

MOUNT OMMANEY Labor 11.3%
Region: Southern Brisbane Federal divisions: Ryan/Oxley
	ROB HUSTON Greens TAMARA FOONG Liberal National (bottom) EVAN O'BRIEN DS4SEQ JULIE ATTWOOD Labor (top)

Mount Ommaney is located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River 10 kilometres south-west of the city, extending from Mount Ommaney itself west to Riverhills and east to Corinda. The redistribution has added 3000 voters in Sumner and northern Darra from Inala to the south. The electorate was created in 1992 from parts of two abolished electorates, the Liberal seat of Sherwood and the Labor seat of Wolston. It is accordingly a naturally marginal seat currently sitting on an inflated Labor margin. Julie Attwood has held the seat since defeating Liberal member Bob Harper in 1998, who in turn won it from Labor's Peter Pyke in 1995. A member of the Labor Unity faction, Attwood was one of the beneficiaries when Peter Beattie increased the number of parliamentary secretaries from six to 11 after the 2006 election, first in the child safety portfolio and later in Treasury.

PREDICTION: Labor retain