Division of Wide Bay
| Wide Bay Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 1900 |
| MP | Llew O'Brien |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Wide Bay, Queensland |
| Area | 14,573 km2 (5,626.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Wide Bay is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions created for the first federal election in 1901. Wide Bay is located in south east Queensland. It includes the cities of Maryborough, Gympie, and Noosa Heads. It also covers Fraser Island, and inland areas as far west as Murgon. It is named after Wide Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in 1770.
Members[change | change source]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Fisher | Labor | 1901–1915 | |
| Edward Corser | Commonwealth Liberal | 1915–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1928 | ||
| Bernard Corser | Country | 1928–1954 | |
| William Brand | Country | 1954–1958 | |
| Henry Bandidt | Country | 1958–1961 | |
| Brendan Hansen | Labor | 1961–1974 | |
| Clarrie Millar | Country, National | 1974–1990 | |
| Warren Truss | National | 1990–2010 | |
| Liberal National | 2010–present | ||
Famous members for Wide Bay include three time Prime Minister Andrew Fisher and Warren Truss, the leader of the National Party.
Election results[change | change source]
| 2022 Australian federal election: Wide Bay[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Llew O'Brien | 41,601 | 43.47 | −3.62 | |
| Labor | Geoff Williams | 20,345 | 21.26 | −0.49 | |
| One Nation | Nathan Buckley | 9,765 | 10.20 | −0.63 | |
| Greens | Craig Armstrong | 9,088 | 9.50 | −0.44 | |
| United Australia | Tracy Bennett | 4,406 | 4.60 | +0.99 | |
| Independent | Kelli Jacobi | 4,106 | 4.29 | +4.29 | |
| Independent | Tim Jerome | 2,737 | 2.86 | −1.64 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Andrea Newland | 2,097 | 2.19 | +2.19 | |
| Australian Values | Daniel Williams | 1,057 | 1.10 | +1.10 | |
| Australian Federation | John Woodward | 501 | 0.52 | +0.52 | |
| Total formal votes | 95,703 | 93.58 | −1.68 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,569 | 6.42 | +1.68 | ||
| Turnout | 102,272 | 88.69 | −2.98 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Llew O'Brien | 58,708 | 61.34 | −1.81 | |
| Labor | Geoff Williams | 36,995 | 38.66 | +1.81 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.81 | |||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Wide Bay, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
Other websites[change | change source]
| Preceded by Ballarat |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 1908 Andrew Fisher |
Succeeded by Ballarat |
| Preceded by Ballarat |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 1910 Andrew Fisher |
Succeeded by Parramatta |
| Preceded by Parramatta |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 1914 Andrew Fisher |
Succeeded by West Sydney |