Division of Wide Bay

Wide Bay Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Wide Bay in Queensland, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created	1901
MP	Llew O'Brien
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Wide Bay, Queensland
Electors	107,516 (2019)
Area	14,227 km2 (5,493.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Wide Bay is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland.

History[]

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 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, 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
		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 in order to become the High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
		Edward Corser (1852–1928)	Commonwealth Liberal	11 December 1915 – 17 February 1917	Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Maryborough. Died in office. Son was Bernard Corser
			Nationalist	17 February 1917 – 31 July 1928
		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
		William Brand (1888–1979)	Country	29 May 1954 – 14 October 1958	Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Isis. Retired
		Henry Bandidt (1906–1990)	Country	22 November 1958 – 9 December 1961	Lost seat
		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
		Clarrie Millar (1925–2017)	Country	18 May 1974 – 2 May 1975	Retired
			National Country	2 May 1975 – 16 October 1982
			Nationals	16 October 1982 – 19 February 1990
		Warren Truss (1948–)	Nationals	24 March 1990 – 19 July 2010	Served as minister under Howard, Abbott and Turnbull. Served as Deputy Prime Minister under Abbott and Turnbull. Retired
			Liberal Nationals	19 July 2010 – 9 May 2016
		Llew O'Brien (1972–)	Liberal Nationals	2 July 2016 – present	Incumbent

Election results[]

References[]

External links[]

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

Coordinates: 25°54′47″S 152°33′32″E / 25.913°S 152.559°E / -25.913; 152.559