Division of Herbert

Australian federal electoral division

The Division of Herbert is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is in northern Queensland, and is named after Sir Robert Herbert, the first Premier of Queensland (1859–1866).[1] In 1901 the division covered an area from Mackay to the Torres Strait, but today it only covers an area around the city of Townsville, as well as some nearby islands, including Magnetic Island, Orpheus Island and Palm Island.

Herbert
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Interactive map of boundaries (excluding outer islands)
Created1901
MPPhillip Thompson
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeRobert Herbert
Electors97,236 (2013)
Area946 km2 (365.3 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert, c. 1862

Members change

Member Party Term
  Fred Bamford Labor 1901–1916
  National Labor 1917–1917
  Nationalist 1916–1925
  Lewis Nott Nationalist 1925–1928
  George Martens Labor 1928–1946
  Bill Edmonds Labor 1946–1958
  John Murray Liberal 1958–1961
  Ted Harding Labor 1961–1966
  Robert Bonnett Liberal 1966–1977
  Gordon Dean Liberal 1977–1983
  Ted Lindsay Labor 1983–1996
  Peter Lindsay Liberal 1996–2010
  Ewen Jones Liberal National 2010–present

Election results change

2022 Australian federal election: Herbert[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Phillip Thompson 43,453 47.01 +9.90
Labor John Ring 19,971 21.60 −3.85
Greens Scott Humphreys 7,596 8.22 +0.91
Katter's Australian Clynton Hawks 6,472 7.00 −2.80
One Nation Diane Pepe 4,874 5.27 −5.82
Independent Angela Egan 2,983 3.23 +3.23
United Australia Greg Dowling 2,383 2.58 −3.12
Informed Medical Options Toni McMahon 1,658 1.79 +1.79
Animal Justice Toni McCormack 1,359 1.47 −0.25
Independent Steven Clare 942 1.02 +1.02
Great Australian Larna Ballard 749 0.81 +0.81
Total formal votes 92,440 94.23 +0.13
Informal votes 5,658 5.77 −0.13
Turnout 98,098 85.93 −4.13
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Phillip Thompson 57,103 61.77 +3.41
Labor John Ring 35,337 38.23 −3.41
Liberal National hold Swing +3.41

References change

  1. "Profile of the electoral division of Herbert (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. Herbert, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

Other websites change

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