Division Profile

Division Name

KENNEDY

State

Queensland

Elected Member

Katter, B (NP/IND/KAP) 1993-

Name Derivation

Named after Edmund Kennedy 1818-48, explorer.

First Proclaimed / Election

1900/1901

Area

568993 sq. kms

Demographic

Rural

Pre-Election Seat Status

Safe

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

96,393

Turnout

92.26%

Informal

5.43%

Location

Kennedy covers an area of approximately 568,993 sq km from the Gulf of Carpentaria and Mareeba in the north, to Boulia in the south, and from the Queensland border in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. The main towns include Atherton, Babinda, Camooweal, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Georgetown, Gordonvale, Hughenden, Ingham, Innisfail, Mareeba, Mount Isa, Normanton and Tully.

Products and Industry

Mainly primary production including grains (sorghum, sunflowers, wheat), beef cattle, cotton, coal mining, gemstones, sheep, sugar, agricultural services, copper, gold, silver, tin, lead, zinc, uranium, fishing (prawns, crabs, barramundi), marble, tobacco, fruit and vegetables, peanuts, dairy products and tourism.

Members

Katter, B (NP/IND/KAP) 1993-

Hulls, R J (ALP) 1990-1993

Katter, R C (NP) 1966-1990

Riordan, W J F (FLP/ALP) 1936-1966

Riordan, D (FLP/ALP) 1929-1936

Francis, G A (NAT) 1925-1929

McDonald, C (ALP) 1901-1925

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QLD DIVISION - KENNEDY

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