Division of Capricornia
| Capricornia Australian House of Representatives Division | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of boundaries since the 2019 federal election | |||||||||||||||
| Created | 1901 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Michelle Landry | ||||||||||||||
| Party | National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Tropic of Capricorn | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 115,175 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 90,903 km2 (35,097.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural and provincial | ||||||||||||||
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The Division of Capricornia is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. It comprises the city of Rockhampton and stretches along the Pacific coast until the southwestern outer suburbs of Mackay.
Capricornia was traditionally a Labor-voting electorate, having been Labor-held for 72 years of the 100 years since 1922. However, it has trended towards the Coalition since 2013. That political realignment was particularly noticeable at the 2019 federal election as blue-collar but highly paid mining workers deserted Labor for Pauline Hanson's One Nation and the Coalition. Similar voting trends occurred in the nearby electorates of Flynn and Dawson, as well as in Leichhardt.
Since 2013, its MP has been Michelle Landry of the National Party.