Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]
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For the geographic region in Queensland see Wide Bay Burnett For the former Queensland Legislative Assembly electorate see Electoral district of Wide Bay The Division of Wide Bay is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland Wide BayAustralian House of Representatives DivisionDivision of Wide Bay in Queensland as of the 2019 federal election Created1901MPLlew O BrienPartyLiberal NationalNamesakeWide Bay QueenslandElectors115 420 2022 Area14 227 km2 5 493 1 sq mi DemographicRural Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Members 4 Election results 5 References 6 External linksGeography EditSince 1984 federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state and they occur every seven years or sooner if a state s representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned 1 History Edit Wide Bay a region in Queensland from which the division takes its name The division was proclaimed in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions to be 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 who was the seat s first member However it has been a conservative seat for most of its history only one other Labor member has ever won it Warren Truss former leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia held the seat from 1990 to 2016 Members EditImage Member Party Term Notes Andrew Fisher 1862 1928 Labor 30 March 1901 26 October 1915 Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Gympie Served as minister under Watson Served as Opposition Leader from 1909 to 1910 and from 1913 to 1914 Served as Prime Minister from 1908 to 1909 1910 to 1913 and 1914 to 1915 Resigned to become the High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Edward Corser 1852 1928 Commonwealth Liberal 11 December 1915 17 February 1917 Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Maryborough Died in office Son was Bernard Corser Nationalist 17 February 1917 31 July 1928 Bernard Corser 1882 1967 Country 3 September 1928 21 April 1954 Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Burnett Retired Father was Edward Corser William Brand 1888 1979 Country 29 May 1954 14 October 1958 Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Isis Retired Henry Bandidt 1906 1990 Country 22 November 1958 9 December 1961 Lost seat Brendan Hansen 1922 1999 Labor 9 December 1961 18 May 1974 Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Whitlam Lost seat Later elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Maryborough in 1977 Clarrie Millar 1925 2017 Country 18 May 1974 2 May 1975 Retired National Country 2 May 1975 16 October 1982 Nationals 16 October 1982 19 February 1990 Warren Truss 1948 Nationals 24 March 1990 19 July 2010 Served as minister under Howard Abbott and Turnbull Served as Deputy Prime Minister under Abbott and Turnbull Retired Liberal Nationals 19 July 2010 9 May 2016 Llew O Brien 1972 Liberal Nationals 2 July 2016 present IncumbentElection results EditMain article Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland Wide Bay edit 2022 Australian federal election Wide Bay 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal National Llew O Brien 41 601 43 47 3 62Labor Geoff Williams 20 345 21 26 0 49One Nation Nathan Buckley 9 765 10 20 0 63Greens Craig Armstrong 9 088 9 50 0 44United Australia Tracy Bennett 4 406 4 60 0 99Independent Kelli Jacobi 4 106 4 29 4 29Independent Tim Jerome 2 737 2 86 1 64Informed Medical Options Andrea Newland 2 097 2 19 2 19Australian Values Daniel Williams 1 057 1 10 1 10Australian Federation John Woodward 501 0 52 0 52Total formal votes 95 703 93 58 1 68Informal votes 6 569 6 42 1 68Turnout 102 272 88 69 2 98Two party preferred resultLiberal National Llew O Brien 58 708 61 34 1 81Labor Geoff Williams 36 995 38 66 1 81Liberal National hold Swing 1 81References Edit Muller Damon 14 November 2017 The process of federal redistributions a quick guide Parliament of Australia Retrieved 19 April 2022 Wide Bay QLD 2022 Tally Room Australian Electoral Commission External links EditDivision of Wide Bay Qld Australian Electoral Commission Coordinates 25 54 47 S 152 33 32 E 25 913 S 152 559 E 25 913 152 559 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Division of Wide Bay amp oldid 1121282814, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
