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, as well as some nearby islands, including Magnetic Island, Orpheus Island and Palm Island.
| Herbert Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2010–2016 | |
| Cathy O'Toole | Labor | 2016–2019 | |
| Phillip Thompson | Liberal National | 2019–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
- Fred Bamford (cropped).jpg
Australian politician Fred Bamford
- Lewis Nott 1920s.png
Australian politician Lewis Nott, Nationalist MHR for Herbert.
- George Martens.jpg
George Martens
Australian politician Bill Edmonds, Labor MHR for Herbert.
- John Murray.png
Australian politician John Murray, Liberal MHR for Herbert.
- TedHarding1962.jpg
A 1962 black and white portrait of Ted Harding, MHR for Herbert
- RobertBonnett1968.jpg
A 1968 black and white portrait of Robert Bonnett, MHR for Herbert
- Liberal Placeholder.png
Placeholder for use in Australian election infoboxes where the party leader does not have an image available (or the party does not have a leader) or where a candidate photo is not available
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.