Division of Wide Bay

For the geographic region in Queensland, see Wide Bay-Burnett. For the former Queensland Legislative Assembly electorate, see Electoral district of Wide Bay.

Wide Bay Australian House of Representatives Division
300px Division of Wide Bay (green) within Queensland
Created	1901
MP	Warren Truss
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Wide Bay, Queensland
Electors	95,132 (2013)
Area	14,573 km2 (5,626.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Wide Bay is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. Wide Bay is located in south east Queensland, and includes the cities of Maryborough, Gympie, Noosa, all of Fraser Island, 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, the leader of the National Party and current Deputy Prime Minister of Australia has held the seat since the Australian federal election, 1990.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Andrew Fisher	Labor	1901–1915
	Edward Corser	Commonwealth Liberal	1915–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1928
	Bernard Corser	Country	1928–1954
	William Brand	Country	1954–1958
	Henry Bandidt	Country	1958–1961
	Brendan Hansen	Labor	1961–1974
	Clarrie Millar	Country, National	1974–1990
	Warren Truss	National	1990–2010
		Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay

Australian federal election, 2013: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Warren Truss	41,767	48.87	−9.99
	Labor	Lucy Stanton	17,697	20.71	−3.39
	Palmer United	Stephen Anderson	13,574	15.88	+15.88
	Greens	Joy Ringrose	5,596	6.55	−4.45
	Katter's Australian	Gordon Dale	5,022	5.88	+5.88
	Family First	John Chapman	1,286	1.50	−2.24
	Rise Up Australia	Grace Dickins	517	0.60	+0.60
Total formal votes			85,459	95.32	+0.57
Informal votes			4,199	4.68	−0.57
Turnout			89,658	94.25	+1.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Warren Truss	53,975	63.16	−2.45
	Labor	Lucy Stanton	31,484	36.84	+2.45
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−2.45

External links

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