Division of Dawson

Dawson Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Dawson (green) within Queensland
Created:	1949
MP:	George Christensen
Party:	Liberal National
Namesake:	Anderson Dawson
Area:	14,945 km² (5,770 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

The Division of Dawson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Anderson Dawson, the first Labor Premier of Queensland and leader of the first parliamentary socialist government anywhere in the world. It is located on the North Queensland coast, taking in the towns of Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine and some south-eastern suburbs of the city of Townsville. Apart from a period between 1966 to 1975 and 2007 to 2010, it has been held by the Country Party and its successors.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Charles Davidson	Country	1949–1963
	George Shaw	Country	1963–1966
	Rex Patterson	Labor	1966–1975
	Ray Braithwaite	National	1975–1996
	De-Anne Kelly	National	1996–2007
	James Bidgood	Labor	2007–2010
	George Christensen	Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Dawson

Australian federal election, 2010: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	George Christensen	37,940	45.74	+2.62
	Labor	Mike Brunker	33,216	40.04	-7.35
	Greens	Jonathon Dykyj	6,406	7.72	+3.29
	Family First	Damian Herrington	4,100	4.94	+2.09
	CEC	Bill Ingrey	1,287	1.55	+1.07
Total formal votes			82,949	94.24	-1.94
Informal votes			5,070	5.76	+1.94
Turnout			88,019	93.09	-2.32
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal National	George Christensen	43,494	52.43	+5.02
	Labor	Mike Brunker	39,455	47.57	-5.02
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+5.02

References

• Division of Dawson (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission