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 | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries (excluding outer islands) | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Phillip Thompson |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Robert Herbert |
| Electors | 97,236 (2013) |
| Area | 946 km2 (365.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
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- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Herbert (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ Herbert, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.