Electoral district of Hervey Bay
| Hervey Bay Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of the electoral district of Hervey Bay, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1992–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | David Lee | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Hervey Bay | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 39,626 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,809 km2 (698.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial (mainland) and remote (K'gari) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°15′S 153°3′E / 25.250°S 153.050°E | ||||||||||||||
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Hervey Bay is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It contains the majority of its namesake city, Hervey Bay, and also includes K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island.[1]
Members for Hervey Bay
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nunn | Labor | 1992–1998 | |
| David Dalgleish | One Nation | 1998–1999 | |
| City Country Alliance | 1999–2001 | ||
| Andrew McNamara | Labor | 2001–2009 | |
| Ted Sorensen | Liberal National | 2009–2020 | |
| Adrian Tantari | Labor | 2020–2024 | |
| David Lee | Liberal National | 2024–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Adrian Tantari | 13,382 | 39.50 | +10.45 | |
| Liberal National | Steve Coleman | 11,637 | 34.35 | −3.37 | |
| One Nation | Damian Huxham | 3,773 | 11.14 | −14.09 | |
| Independent | Stuart Taylor | 3,001 | 8.86 | +8.86 | |
| Greens | Sonja Gerdsen | 1,061 | 3.13 | −1.94 | |
| Animal Justice | Amy Byrnes | 1,024 | 3.02 | +3.02 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,878 | 96.45 | +0.49 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,247 | 3.55 | −0.49 | ||
| Turnout | 35,125 | 88.64 | +0.15 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Adrian Tantari | 17,625 | 52.02 | +11.12 | |
| Liberal National | Steve Coleman | 16,253 | 47.98 | −11.12 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +11.12 | |||
Primary vote results in Hervey Bay (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
Labor
Liberal National
- National
- Liberal
One Nation
City Country Alliance
Family First
Greens
Katter's Australian
Australian Democrats
Palmer United
Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Hervey Bay
References
- ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Hervey Bay – District Summary, ECQ.