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McPherson
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of McPherson (green) within QueenslandCreated: 1949 MP: Karen Andrews Party: Liberal National Namesake: McPherson Range Area: 230 km² (89 sq mi) Demographic: Provincial The Division of McPherson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1948 and is named for the McPherson Range, which forms one of the divisional boundaries. McPherson is located in south east Queensland, and is based on the southern portion of the City of the Gold Coast.
Members
Member Party Term Arthur Fadden Country 1949–1958 Charles Barnes Country 1958–1972 Eric Robinson Liberal 1972–1981 Peter White Liberal 1981–1990 John Bradford Liberal 1990–1998 Christian Democrats 1998–1998 Margaret May Liberal 1998–2010 Karen Andrews Liberal National 2010–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of McPhersonAustralian federal election, 2010: McPherson Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Karen Andrews 42,069 53.90 -0.93 Labor Dan Byron 22,526 28.86 -6.99 Greens Ben O'Callaghan 9,676 12.40 +6.49 Family First Matthew Reeves 3,777 4.84 +3.33 Total formal votes 78,048 94.10 -2.73 Informal votes 4,890 5.90 +2.73 Turnout 82,938 92.06 -2.67 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal National Karen Andrews 47,044 60.28 +1.63 Labor Dan Byron 31,004 39.72 -1.63 Liberal National hold Swing +1.63 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)
Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern TerritoriesCategories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Federal politics in Queensland
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