Division of McPherson

The Division of McPherson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1948 and is named after the McPherson Range. McPherson is in south east Queensland, and is based on the southern portion of the Gold Coast City.

McPherson Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of McPherson (green) within Queensland
Created	1949
MP	Karen Andrews
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	McPherson Range
Electors	94,467 (2013)
Area	230 km2 (88.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial

View of the McPherson Range, 1933

Members

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) Arthur Fadden	Country	1949–1958
	Charles Barnes	Country	1958–1972
	Eric Robinson	Liberal	1972–1981
	Peter White	Liberal	1981–1990
	John Bradford	Liberal	1990–1998
		Christian Democrats	1998–1998
	Margaret May	Liberal	1998–2010
	Karen Andrews	Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: McPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Karen Andrews	42,288	43.56	−4.68
	Labor	Carl Ungerer	21,354	22.00	−0.85
	Greens	Scott Turner	14,971	15.42	+4.43
	One Nation	Kevin Hargraves	7,013	7.22	+1.36
	United Australia	Joshua Berrigan	6,490	6.69	+3.36
	Australian Values	Andy Cullen	2,310	2.38	+2.38
	Liberal Democrats	Glenn Pyne	2,063	2.12	−1.36
	Australian Federation	Gary Pead	594	0.61	+0.61
Total formal votes			97,083	94.58	+0.91
Informal votes			5,565	5.42	−0.91
Turnout			102,648	87.56	−2.84
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Karen Andrews	57,605	59.34	−2.86
	Labor	Carl Ungerer	39,478	40.66	+2.86
	Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal National hold		Swing	−2.86

Division Of McPherson Media

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  McPherson Range, a region in Queensland from which the division takes its name

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  Arthur Fadden

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  A 1963 black and white portrait of Charles Barnes, MP for McPherson and Minister for External Territories

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  Karen Andrews 2021 (cropped)

Other websites

• Division of McPherson (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission
• Karen Andrews website