Austrians are a homogeneous people, although four decades of strong immigration have significantly changed the composition of the population of Austria. According to the 2001 population census, 88.6% are native German speakers (96% Austro-Bavarian dialects and 4% Alemanic dialects) while the remaining 11.4% speak several minority languages.
Bigham won election to the Washington County Board in 2014, representing south Washington County communities. McNamara said he would be running on his record over 14 years in the House. He retired last year as chairman of the House environment and natural resources finance committee. Republicans hold a one-vote majority in the Senate.
Election to Queensland Parliament[edit] In 2004, Jann Stuckey ran for Currumbin again for the Liberal Party, succeeding in unseating Rose with a 17.7-point swing following a number of scandals surrounding Rose's electorate office expenses and staff bullying accusations. Stuckey was the only seat that the opposition managed to win from Labor.