Electoral district of Nanango

Nanango is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.

Nanango was the original seat of Sir Joh-Bjelke Petersen (from 1947 to 1950). In the 2006 legislative election, incumbent member Dorothy Pratt (Independent) beat off a strong challenge by the late Bjelke-Petersen's son John (representing the National Party) to retain the seat. Pratt has held Nanango since 2001.

Members for Nanango

First incarnation (1912-1950)
Member		Party	Term
	Robert Hodge	Farmers' Union	1912–1920
	James Edwards	Country	1920–1947
	Joh Bjelke-Petersen	Country	1947–1950
Second incarnation (2001-present)
Member		Party	Term
	Dorothy Pratt	Independent	2001–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Nanango

Queensland state election, 2009: Nanango
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	John Bjelke-Petersen	11,644	40.6	-3.9
	Independent	Dorothy Pratt	11,492	40.1	+6.8
	Labor	Danielle Randall	4,398	15.3	-1.6
	Greens	Frida Forsberg	1,124	3.9	+3.7
Total formal votes			28,658	98.4
Informal votes			412	1.6
Turnout			29,070	92.6
Two-candidate preferred result
	Independent	Dorothy Pratt	13,599	52.9	+0.1
	Liberal National	John Bjelke-Petersen	12,108	47.1	-0.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+0.1

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)