Division of Bowman

Bowman Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Bowman in Queensland, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1949
MP	Andrew Laming
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	David Bowman
Electors	103,551 (2016)
Area	537 km2 (207.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Bowman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for David Bowman, an early leader of the Australian Labor Party, in Queensland. The seat consists of the entirety of Redland City, located in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, and includes the suburbs of Capalaba, Cleveland, Redland Bay, Birkdale, Thorneside, Alexandra Hills, Thornlands, Mount Cotton, Ormiston, Wellington Point and Victoria Point. The division also incorporates various islands of Moreton Bay including Coochiemudlo Island, the inhabited southern Bay Islands (Russell, Karragarra, Macleay and Lamb) and the big tourist destination of North Stradbroke Island.

It is generally a residential electorate with some crops, poultry, various light industries and tourism.