Division of Herbert facts for kids
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Division of Herbert (green) within Queensland
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| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Ewen Jones |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Robert Herbert |
| Electors | 97,236 (2013) |
| Area | 946 km2 (365.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Herbert is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is in northern Queensland, and is named after Sir Robert Herbert, the first Premier of Queensland (1859–1866). In 1901 the division covered an area from Mackay to the Torres Strait, but today it only covers an area around the city of Townsville.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Fred Bamford | Labor | 1901–1916 | |
| National Labor | 1917–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1916–1925 | ||
| Lewis Nott | Nationalist | 1925–1928 | |
| George Martens | Labor | 1928–1946 | |
| Bill Edmonds | Labor | 1946–1958 | |
| John Murray | Liberal | 1958–1961 | |
| Ted Harding | Labor | 1961–1966 | |
| Robert Bonnett | Liberal | 1966–1977 | |
| Gordon Dean | Liberal | 1977–1983 | |
| Ted Lindsay | Labor | 1983–1996 | |
| Peter Lindsay | Liberal | 1996–2010 | |
| Ewen Jones | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
Election results
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