Division of Kennedy
The Division of Kennedy is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. The division is named after Edmund Kennedy, an explorer in the area where the division is located in Queensland.[1]
| Kennedy Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Kennedy (green) within Queensland | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Bob Katter |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party |
| Namesake | Edmund Kennedy |
| Electors | 96,394 (2013) |
| Area | 568,993 km2 (219,689.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The division covers a large area of outback Queensland. It includes the towns of Atherton, Babinda, Camooweal, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Georgetown, Gordonvale, Hughenden, Ingham, Innisfail, Mareeba, Mount Isa, Normanton and Tully.[1]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles McDonald | Labor | 1901–1925 | |
| Grosvenor Francis | Nationalist | 1925–1929 | |
| Darby Riordan | Labor | 1929–1936 | |
| Bill Riordan | Labor | 1936–1966 | |
| Bob Katter, Sr. | Country | 1966–1975 | |
| National Country | 1975–1982 | ||
| National | 1982–1990 | ||
| Rob Hulls | Labor | 1990–1993 | |
| Bob Katter | National | 1993–2001 | |
| Independent | 2001–2011 | ||
| Katter's Australian Party | 2011–present | ||
Since 1966 the division has been held by the conservative Katter family—Bob Sr. and his son, Bob Jr.—for all but one term. In the 2013 election there was a 17% swing against Katter.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Kennedy[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Katter's Australian | Bob Katter | 39,036 | 41.70 | +0.74 | |
| Liberal National | Bryce Macdonald | 26,387 | 28.19 | +0.71 | |
| Labor | Jason Brandon | 15,033 | 16.06 | −0.92 | |
| Greens | Jennifer Cox | 6,013 | 6.42 | +1.25 | |
| United Australia | Peter Campion | 4,154 | 4.44 | −2.22 | |
| Independent | Jen Sackley | 2,981 | 3.18 | +3.18 | |
| Total formal votes | 93,604 | 96.72 | +0.88 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,171 | 3.28 | −0.88 | ||
| Turnout | 96,775 | 84.59 | −4.51 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Liberal National | Bryce Macdonald | 56,312 | 60.16 | −4.35 | |
| Labor | Jason Brandon | 37,292 | 39.84 | +4.35 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Katter's Australian | Bob Katter | 59,060 | 63.10 | −0.23 | |
| Liberal National | Bryce Macdonald | 34,544 | 36.90 | +0.23 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Katter's Australian Party hold | Swing | −0.23 | |||
Division Of Kennedy Media
Edmund Kennedy, the division's namesake
Portrait of Charles McDonald, Australian politician, twice Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.
Grosvenor Francis
Darby Riordan
Australian politician Bill Riordan, Labor MHR for Kennedy.
Robert Cumin Katter, former Australian Minister For the Army CATEGORY: Photograph PRINCIPAL CREDIT: Australian News and Information Bureau FORMAT: b&w negative TYPE: cellulose acetate STATUS: preservation material
Rob Hulls, Deputy Premier of Victoria.
Bob Katter earlier in his political career (1993)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Kennedy (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ Kennedy, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.