| Wide Bay Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
| State or territory: | Queensland |
| Created: | 1901 |
| MP: | Warren Truss |
| Party: | National |
| Namesake: | Wide Bay, Queensland |
| Electors: | 88,946 |
| Area: | 12,428 km² (4,798. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Warren Errol Truss (born 8 October 1948) is an Australian politician and leader of the National Party in the Commonwealth Parliament Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Rural |
The Division of Wide Bay is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Background Following the federation of 1856 - New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria 1857 - South Australia Wide Bay is located in south east Queensland, and includes the cities of Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Noosa, Fraser Island itself, and inland areas extending north to Biloela. Maryborough is a city located on the Mary River in South East Queensland, Australia, approximately 300 kilometres north of the state capital Hervey Bay is a rapidly-growing city in south eastern Queensland, Australia. The Shire of Noosa was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland Biloela is a rural town in Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated 120 kilometres inland from the port city of Gladstone at the junction of the The division covers an area of 53826 square kilometres in 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Representatives have included Andrew Fisher, the fifth Prime Minister of Australia. Andrew Fisher (29 August 1862 – 22 October 1928 was an Australian Politician and the fifth Prime Minister of Australia. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Fisher | Labor | 1901—1915 | |
| Edward Corser | Commonwealth Liberal | 1915—1916 | |
| Nationalist | 1916—1928 | ||
| Bernard Corser | Country | 1928—1954 | |
| William Brand | Country | 1954—1958 | |
| Henry Bandidt | Country | 1958—1961 | |
| Brendan Hansen | Labor | 1961—1974 | |
| Clarence Millar | Country, National | 1974—1990 | |
| Warren Truss | National | 1990—present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Wide Bay | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Warren Truss | 39,177 | 48. Andrew Fisher (29 August 1862 – 22 October 1928 was an Australian Politician and the fifth Prime Minister of Australia. Background Following the federation of 1856 - New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria 1857 - South Australia Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the modern Liberal Party of Australia see Liberal Party of Australia The Commonwealth Liberal Party (CLP also known as The Fusion Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Stanleybrucejpg|right|150px|thumb| Stanley Bruce, Nationalist Prime Minister of Australia 1923-1929]] The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. History In 1949 Sir Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) and was led by Menzies for 16 years through Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. History In 1949 Sir Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) and was led by Menzies for 16 years through Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Issues Due to a credit squeeze the economy had gone into a brief recession in 1961 Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Federal elections were held in Australia on 18 May 1974. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Warren Errol Truss (born 8 October 1948) is an Australian politician and leader of the National Party in the Commonwealth Parliament The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Warren Errol Truss (born 8 October 1948) is an Australian politician and leader of the National Party in the Commonwealth Parliament 59 | +20. 76 | |
| Labor | Tony Lawrence | 24,758 | 30. 70 | +5. 19 | |
| Greens | Katherine Webb | 6,615 | 8. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 20 | +1. 19 | |
| Independent | Cate Molloy | 5,576 | 6. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 92 | +6. 92 | |
| Family First | John Chapman | 2,792 | 3. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 46 | -0. 13 | |
| One Nation | Martin Essenberg | 996 | 1. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 24 | -2. 90 | |
| Democrats | Terry Shaw | 719 | 0. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 89 | -0. 85 | |
| Total formal votes | 80,633 | 96. 02 | +0. 95 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,343 | 3. 98 | -0. 95 | ||
| Turnout | 83,976 | 94. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 41 | -0. 55 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| National | Warren Truss | 47,149 | 58. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Warren Errol Truss (born 8 October 1948) is an Australian politician and leader of the National Party in the Commonwealth Parliament 47 | -3. 74 | |
| Labor | Tony Lawrence | 33,484 | 41. 53 | +3. 74 | |
| National hold | Swing | -3. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 74 | |||
| Australian federal election, 2004: Wide Bay | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Warren Truss | 38,544 | 47. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Warren Errol Truss (born 8 October 1948) is an Australian politician and leader of the National Party in the Commonwealth Parliament 08 | +13. 51 | |
| Labor | Sean Ambrose | 21,031 | 25. 69 | -0. 97 | |
| Independent | Lars Hedberg | 9,980 | 12. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 19 | +12. 19 | |
| One Nation | Wesley Charles Robinson | 4,048 | 4. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 94 | -6. 21 | |
| Greens | Ian Richards | 3,624 | 4. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 43 | +2. 32 | |
| Family First | Glen Wilson | 2,899 | 3. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 54 | +3. 54 | |
| Democrats | Darryl William Weir | 935 | 1. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 14 | -1. 04 | |
| Independent | Cy D'Oliviera | 816 | 1. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 00 | +1. 00 | |
| Total formal votes | 81,877 | 95. 22 | +0. 44 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,112 | 4. 78 | -0. 44 | ||
| Turnout | 85,989 | 94. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 63 | -0. 16 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| National | Warren Truss | 51,489 | 62. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Warren Errol Truss (born 8 October 1948) is an Australian politician and leader of the National Party in the Commonwealth Parliament 89 | +2. 99 | |
| Labor | Sean Ambrose | 30,388 | 37. 11 | -2. 99 | |
| National hold | Swing | +2. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 99 | |||
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