Division of Dawson
The Division of Dawson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1949 and is named after Anderson Dawson, the first Labor Premier of Queensland and leader of the first parliamentary socialist government in the world. It is on the North Queensland coast, and includes the towns of Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine and parts of Townsville.[1]
| Dawson Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Dawson (green) within Queensland | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Andrew Willcox |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Anderson Dawson |
| Electors | 98,171 (2013) |
| Area | 14,945 km2 (5,770.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
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Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Davidson | Country | 1949–1963 | |
| George Shaw | Country | 1963–1966 | |
| Rex Patterson | Labor | 1966–1975 | |
| Ray Braithwaite | National | 1975–1996 | |
| De-Anne Kelly | National | 1996–2007 | |
| James Bidgood | Labor | 2007–2010 | |
| George Christensen | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
Rex Patterson won the seat at a by-election for Dawson in 1966 following the death of George Shaw. Patterson became Minister for Northern Development, and later Minister for Agriculture in the Whitlam Government.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Dawson[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Andrew Willcox | 40,109 | 43.33 | +0.38 | |
| Labor | Shane Hamilton | 22,650 | 24.47 | +4.19 | |
| One Nation | Julie Hall | 12,289 | 13.27 | +0.18 | |
| Greens | Paula Creen | 6,675 | 7.21 | +2.70 | |
| Katter's Australian | Ciaron Paterson | 5,189 | 5.61 | −0.71 | |
| United Australia | Christian Young | 3,713 | 4.01 | −0.89 | |
| Great Australian | Jim Jackson | 1,948 | 2.10 | +2.10 | |
| Total formal votes | 92,573 | 95.86 | +2.87 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,001 | 4.14 | −2.87 | ||
| Turnout | 96,574 | 87.49 | −3.30 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Andrew Willcox | 55,930 | 60.42 | −4.19 | |
| Labor | Shane Hamilton | 36,643 | 39.58 | +4.19 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.19 | |||
The sitting member, George Christensen, was elected as a Liberal National, but resigned from the party in 2022, subsequently joining One Nation and contested a Senate seat.
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Anderson Dawson, the division's namesake
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A 1964 black and white portrait of George Shaw, MHR for Dawson
A 1966 black and white portrait of Rex Patterson, MHR for Dawson
De-Anne Kelly.
George Christensen 2016 (cropped)
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References
- ↑ Australian Electoral Commission: Profile of the electoral division of Dawson (Qld) - Australian Electoral Commission
- ↑ Dawson, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.