Electoral district of Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay
QueenslandLegislative Assembly

Hervey Bay (2008—)
State Queensland
Dates current 1992–present
MP Ted Sorensen
Party Liberal National
Namesake Hervey Bay
Electors 35,875 (2015)
Area 1,813 km2 (700.0 sq mi)
Coordinates 25°15′S 153°3′E / 25.250°S 153.050°E / -25.250; 153.050Coordinates: 25°15′S 153°3′E / 25.250°S 153.050°E / -25.250; 153.050

Hervey Bay is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the city of Hervey Bay and also includes Fraser Island.

Members for Hervey Bay

MemberPartyTerm
  Bill Nunn Labor 1992–1998
  David Dalgleish One Nation 1998–1999
  City Country Alliance1 1999–2001
  Andrew McNamara Labor 2001–2009
  Ted Sorensen Liberal National 2009–present

1 The City Country Alliance was also known as One Nation Queensland.

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Hervey Bay[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Ted Sorensen 15,316 47.96 −11.27
Labor Tony Gubbins 10,088 31.59 +10.39
Palmer United Lynette Pearsall 3,469 10.86 +10.86
Jannean Dean 1,216 3.81 +3.81
Greens Kristen Lyons 1,177 3.69 +0.24
Family First Axel Beard 669 2.09 +2.08
Total formal votes 31,935 97.65 −0.19
Informal votes 768 2.35 +0.19
Turnout 32,703 90.13 −0.92
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ted Sorensen 16,334 56.62 −15.10
Labor Tony Gubbins 12,517 43.38 +15.10
Liberal National hold Swing −15.10

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