division of griffith preview 2018/19

today i am looking at the division of griffith first contested in 1934 as labor mp Frances Baker who had won a upset in Oxley (no link to the current seat)  the previous election in a massive upset as the uap won a landslide that time he held it till his death in 1939 his father was the last member for maranoa from 1940-43 his successor william conelna also labor held it till he retired in 1949 he lost to douglas berry of the liberals who held the seat till 1954 when labors william coutts till 1958 than the liberals authur cresby for one term before coutts won it back in 1961 he lost in 1966 when the liberals won it by donald cameron for 11 years till 1977 he served for member for fadden from 1977-83 and 1984-90 the new member was ben humpries of the labor party till 1996 when a preselection contest between mary crawford (former member for forde) and kevin rudd rudd won preselection but as a result of the landslide the liberals won it back with grahhame muddgoel rudd won it 98 and became pm in 2007 and than lost it in 2010 briefly won it back in 2013 lost the pmship in 2013 and quit replacing him is Terri Bulter in 2014 by election the seat is now very marginal but has long been a labor seat so it could be a close seat and it will be close but the liberals need a better candidate
prediction labor hold narrow