Division of Herbert

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The Division of Herbert is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1901, and was first contested at the 1901 election. It is located in northern Queensland, and is named for Sir Robert Herbert, the first Premier of Queensland (1859-1866). On its original boundaries it extended from Mackay to the Torres Strait, but today it has been cut back to little more than the city of Townsville. The seat has been a bellwether for Federal electoral results the past three decades, having consistently changed between Labor and Liberal Members in the same way as changes in Government. At the 2004 election the Liberal Party's Peter Lindsay retained the seat by a margin of 6.2%.[1] It will be hotly contested in the 2007 Election with local identity and businessman George Colbran preselected by Labor to contest Herbert.

In 1939, Fred Paterson stood successfully as an alderman for the Townsville City Council, becoming the first member of the Communist Party to win such an office in Australia. He was then re-elected in 1943. The same year, he stood for the federal seat of Herbert, but was narrowly defeated.

Member Party Term
Hon Fred Bamford ALP, Nat 1901-25
Dr Lewis Nott Nat 1925-28
George Martens ALP 1928-46
William Edmonds ALP 1946-58
John Murray Liberal 1958-61
Ted Harding ALP 1961-66
Robert Bonnett Liberal 1966-77
Arthur Dean Liberal 1977-83
Hon Ted Lindsay ALP 1983-96
Peter Lindsay Liberal 1996-

Registered Voters 87,987 Fairly Safe Liberal
Votes Cast 82,546 Turnout % 93.82 -2.18
Informal Votes 4,563 Informal % 5.53 +0.66
Party Candidate Primary Votes % Swing%
  Family First Party Cathy Eaton 2,993 3.84 +3.84
  Liberal Peter Lindsay 38,792 49.74 +6.80
  Australian Greens Jenny Stirling 3,915 5.02 +2.30
  Australian Labor Party Anita Phillips 28,260 36.24 -0.31
  Australian Democrats Richard Hoolihan 1,025 1.31 -1.79
  Citizens Electoral Council Les Marsden 323 0.41 +0.41
  One Nation Party William Michael Brennan 2,675 3.43 -3.36
Two Candidate Preferred
  Liberal Peter Lindsay 43,828 56.20 +4.67 Elected
  Australian Labor Party Anita Phillips 34,155 43.80 -4.67
Total 77,983 [1]

Candidates

Liberal Party of Australia - Peter Lindsay [2]

Australian Labor Party - George Colbran [3]

Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland

Blair | Bonner | Bowman | Brisbane | Capricornia | Dawson | Dickson | Fadden | Fairfax | Fisher | Flynn | Forde | Griffith | Groom | Herbert | Hinkler | Kennedy | Leichhardt | Lilley | Longman | Maranoa | McPherson | Moncrieff | Moreton | Oxley | Petrie | Rankin | Ryan | Wide Bay

References

  1. ^ Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
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