Division of Wide Bay

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox Australian Electorate The Division of Wide Bay is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. The current MP is Llew O'Brien of the National Party.

Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.

History

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Wide Bay, a region in Queensland from which the division takes its name

The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. Wide Bay is located in south east Queensland and includes the cities of Maryborough, Gympie, Noosa, all of K'gari, and inland areas extending west to Murgon.

Notable representatives have included three time Prime Minister Andrew Fisher, who was the seat's first member. However, it has been a conservative seat for most of its history; only one other Labor member has ever won it. Warren Truss, former leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, held the seat from 1990 to 2016.

Members

Image		Member	Party	Term	Notes
Template:Australian party style|	File:Andrew Fisher 1908.jpg	Andrew Fisher (1862–1928)	Labor	30 March 1901 – 26 October 1915	Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Gympie. Served as minister under Watson. Served as Opposition Leader from 1909 to 1910, and from 1913 to 1914. Served as Prime Minister from 1908 to 1909, 1910 to 1913 and 1914 to 1915. Resigned to become the High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Template:Australian party style|	File:Edward Corser.jpg	Edward Corser (1852–1928)	Liberal	11 December 1915 – 17 February 1917	Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Maryborough. Died in office. Son was Bernard Corser
Template:Australian party style|			Nationalist	17 February 1917 – 31 July 1928
Template:Australian party style|	File:Bernard Corser.jpg	Bernard Corser (1882–1967)	Country	3 September 1928 – 21 April 1954	Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Burnett. Retired. Father was Edward Corser
Template:Australian party style|	File:William Brand.jpg	William Brand (1888–1979)		29 May 1954 – 14 October 1958	Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Isis. Retired
Template:Australian party style|	File:Henry Bandidt.png	Henry Bandidt (1906–1990)		22 November 1958 – 9 December 1961	Lost seat
Template:Australian party style|	File:Brendan Hansen 1974 (cropped).jpg	Brendan Hansen (1922–1999)	Labor	9 December 1961 – 18 May 1974	Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Whitlam. Lost seat. Later elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Maryborough in 1977
Template:Australian party style|	File:Clarrie Millar 1974 (cropped).jpg	Clarrie Millar (1925–2017)	Country	18 May 1974 – 2 May 1975	Retired
Template:Australian party style|			National Country	2 May 1975 – 16 October 1982
Template:Australian party style|			Nationals	16 October 1982 – 19 February 1990
Template:Australian party style|	File:Warren Truss Portrait 2010.jpg	Warren Truss (1948–)		24 March 1990 – 9 May 2016	Served as minister under Howard, Abbott and Turnbull. Served as Deputy Prime Minister under Abbott and Turnbull. Retired
Template:Australian party style|	File:Llew O'Brien (cropped).jpg	Llew O'Brien (1972–)		2 July 2016 – 10 February 2020	Incumbent
Template:Australian party style|			Liberal NationalTemplate:Efn	10 February 2020 – 7 December 2020
Template:Australian party style|			NationalTemplate:Efn	7 December 2020 – present

Election results 2013 to 2001

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External links

• Division of Wide Bay (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission