Division Profile

Division Name

DAWSON

State

Queensland

Elected Member

Bidgood, J (ALP) 2007-

Name Derivation

Named after Andrew (Anderson) Dawson 1863-1910, Queensland's first Labor Premier 1899.

First Proclaimed / Election

1949

Area

18052 sq. kms

Demographic

Rural

Pre-Election Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

87,453

Turnout

94.98%

Informal

3.80%

Location

Dawson covers an area of approximately 18 052 sq km from Mackay, Bakers Creek and Walkerston in the south to Oonoonba and the Ross River in the north and also includes the Whitsunday Group and the Lindeman Group Islands. Main towns include Airlie Beach, Ayr, Bowen, Home Hill, Proserpine and Walkerston as well as the City of Mackay.

Products and Industry

Various small crops, prawn and fish farms, sugar growing and refining, beef cattle, coal mining related industries, abattoirs and tourism.

Members

Bidgood, J (ALP) 2007-

Kelly, D (NP) 1996-2007

Braithwaite, R A (NP) 1975-1996

Patterson, R A (ALP) 1966-1975

Shaw, G W (CP) 1963-1966

Davidson, C W (CP) 1949-1963

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Member elected at the election
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area and location description of the division
products/industries of the area
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seat status following the election
the number of electors eligible to vote on election day for the division
turnout and informality rates from the election
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Notes:

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Outer metropolitan: located in capital cities and containing areas of more recent urban expansion.
Provincial: divisions with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Rural: divisions without a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
The turnout figure provided in the results screens is based on eligible electors and is calculated as the number of votes counted as a percentage of the election enrolment.
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QLD DIVISION - DAWSON

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