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Wide Bay
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Wide Bay (green) within QueenslandCreated: 1900 MP: Warren Truss Party: Liberal National Namesake: Wide Bay, Queensland Area: 14,573 km² (5,627 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 contested at the first federal election. Wide Bay is located in south east Queensland, and includes the cities of Maryborough, Gympie, Noosa, all of Fraser Island, and inland areas extending west to Murgon.
Notable representatives have included three time Prime Minister Andrew Fisher and Warren Truss, the leader of the National Party since December 2007.
Members
Member Party Term Andrew Fisher Labor 1901–1915 Edward Corser Commonwealth Liberal 1915–1916 Nationalist 1916–1928 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 Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Wide BayAustralian federal election, 2010: Wide Bay Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Warren Truss 47,977 58.86 +10.25 Labor Nikolee Ansell 19,645 24.10 -6.87 Greens Jim McDonald 8,967 11.00 +2.96 Family First Ken Herschell 3,049 3.74 +0.29 One Nation Santo Ferraro 1,875 2.30 +1.09 Total formal votes 81,513 94.75 -1.25 Informal votes 4,519 5.25 +1.25 Turnout 86,032 92.87 -1.66 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal National Warren Truss 53,484 65.61 +7.22 Labor Nikolee Ansell 28,029 34.39 -7.22 Liberal National hold Swing +7.22 References
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland Blair · Bonner · Bowman · Brisbane · Capricornia · Dawson · Dickson · Fadden · Fairfax · Fisher · Flynn · Forde · Griffith · Groom · Herbert · Hinkler · Kennedy · Leichhardt · Lilley · Longman · Maranoa · McPherson · Moncrieff · Moreton · Oxley · Petrie · Rankin · Ryan · Wide Bay · Wright
Abolished: Darling Downs · Oxley (1901-34)
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- Australian electorates contested at every election
- Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Federal politics in Queensland
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