Division of Herbert
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.
| Herbert Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Herbert (green) within Queensland | |
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal National hold | Swing | +3.41 | |||
Division Of Herbert Media
Australian politician Fred Bamford
Australian politician Lewis Nott, Nationalist MHR for Herbert.
George Martens
Australian politician Bill Edmonds, Labor MHR for Herbert.
Australian politician John Murray, Liberal MHR for Herbert.
A 1962 black and white portrait of Ted Harding, MHR for Herbert
A 1968 black and white portrait of Robert Bonnett, MHR for Herbert
Prime Minister Edward Gough Whitlam with Alderman Eamon Lindsay at Ross River Dam in 1977. Eamon Lindsay, born in Tully, was a solicitor and a City of Townsville Councilor before entering federal politics. In 1983 he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Member for Herbert.
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References
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Herbert (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ Herbert, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.