Division of McPherson
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| McPherson Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of McPherson (green) within Queensland |
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| Created: | 1949 |
| MP: | Karen Andrews |
| Party: | Liberal National |
| Namesake: | McPherson Range |
| Area: | 230 km² (89 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Provincial |
The Division of McPherson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1948 and is named for the McPherson Range, which forms one of the divisional boundaries. McPherson is located in south east Queensland, and is based on the southern portion of the City of the Gold Coast.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Arthur Fadden | Country | 1949–1958 | |
| Charles Barnes | Country | 1958–1972 | |
| Eric Robinson | Liberal | 1972–1981 | |
| Peter White | Liberal | 1981–1990 | |
| John Bradford | Liberal | 1990–1998 | |
| Christian Democrats | 1998–1998 | ||
| Margaret May | Liberal | 1998–2010 | |
| Karen Andrews | Liberal National | 2010–present | |
[edit] Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of McPherson
| Australian federal election, 2010: McPherson | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Karen Andrews | 42,069 | 53.90 | -0.93 | |
| Labor | Dan Byron | 22,526 | 28.86 | -6.99 | |
| Greens | Ben O'Callaghan | 9,676 | 12.40 | +6.49 | |
| Family First | Matthew Reeves | 3,777 | 4.84 | +3.33 | |
| Total formal votes | 78,048 | 94.10 | -2.73 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,890 | 5.90 | +2.73 | ||
| Turnout | 82,938 | 92.06 | -2.67 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Karen Andrews | 47,044 | 60.28 | +1.63 | |
| Labor | Dan Byron | 31,004 | 39.72 | -1.63 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +1.63 | |||
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