Division Profile
Division Name |
DAWSON |
State |
Queensland |
Elected Member |
Christensen, G (LNQ) 2010- |
Name Derivation |
Named after Andrew (Anderson) Dawson 1863-1910, Queensland's first Labor Premier 1899. |
First Proclaimed / Election |
1949 |
Area |
14945 sq. kms |
Demographic |
Rural |
Pre-Election Seat Status |
Marginal |
Seat Status |
Marginal |
Enrolment |
94,533 |
Turnout |
93.11% |
Informal |
5.76% |
Location |
Dawson covers an area of approximately 14,945 sq km from Mackay to Chelona in the south, and to Oonoonba in the north. It also includes the Whitsunday and Lindeman group of islands. Main towns include Proserpine, Airlie Beach, Bowen, Home Hill and Ayr, 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
Christensen, G (LNQ) 2010- |
Bidgood, J (ALP) 2007-2010 |
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 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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