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Herbert
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Herbert (green) within QueenslandCreated: 1900 MP: Ewen Jones Party: Liberal National Namesake: Robert Herbert Area: 946 km² (365 sq mi) Demographic: Provincial The Division of Herbert is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Eligible voters within the Division elect a single representative, known as the member for Herbert, to the Australian House of Representatives. The division was first contested at the 1901 election. It is located in northern Queensland, and is named for Sir Robert Herbert, the first Premier of Queensland (1859–1866). On its original boundaries it extended from Mackay to the Torres Strait, but today it has been cut back to little more than the city of Townsville. The seat had been a bellwether for Federal electoral results for three decades, having consistently changed between Labor and Liberal Members in the same way as changes in Government since 1975.
It was hotly contested in the 2007 Election with local identity and businessman George Colbran preselected by Labor to contest Herbert. Colbran conceded defeat to sitting member Peter Lindsay on 5 December.[1]
Members
Member Party Term Fred Bamford Labor 1901–1916 Nationalist 1916–1925 Lewis Nott Nationalist 1925–1928 George Martens Labor 1928–1946 William Edmonds Labor 1946–1958 John Murray Liberal 1958–1961 Ted Harding Labor 1961–1966 Robert Bonnett Liberal 1966–1977 Arthur Dean Liberal 1977–1983 Ted Lindsay Labor 1983–1996 Peter Lindsay Liberal 1996–2010 Ewen Jones Liberal National 2010–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of HerbertAustralian federal election, 2010: Herbert Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Ewen Jones 36,086 45.67 +2.14 Labor Tony Mooney 31,729 40.15 -3.12 Greens Mike Rubenach 6,995 8.85 +3.81 Family First Michael Punshon 4,208 5.33 +3.67 Total formal votes 79,018 93.74 -2.04 Informal votes 5,281 6.26 +2.04 Turnout 84,299 92.59 -1.07 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal National Ewen Jones 41,221 52.17 +2.20 Labor Tony Mooney 37,797 47.83 -2.20 Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +2.20 References
- ^ "Colbran concedes defeat". The Townsville Bulletin. 5 December 2007. http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2007/12/05/8815_news.html. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
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)
Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern Territories Coordinates: 19°12′29″S 146°36′58″E / 19.208°S 146.616°E
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Australian electorates contested at every election
- North Queensland
- Townsville
- Federal politics in Queensland
- North Queensland stubs
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