Electoral district of Hervey Bay

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.[1]

Hervey Bay
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Hervey Bay, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1992–present
MPTed Sorensen
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeHervey Bay
Electors36,932 (2017)
Area2,198 km2 (848.7 sq mi)
Coordinates25°15′S 153°3′E
Electorates around Hervey Bay:
Burnett Coral Sea Coral Sea
Maryborough Hervey Bay Coral Sea
Maryborough Gympie Coral Sea
2008 map.

Members for Hervey Bay
MemberPartyTerm
  Bill Nunn Labor 1992–1998
  David Dalgleish One Nation 1998–1999
  City Country Alliance 1999–2001
  Andrew McNamara Labor 2001–2009
  Ted Sorensen Liberal National 2009–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Hervey Bay
2017 Queensland state election: Hervey Bay[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Ted Sorensen 12,049 37.7 −10.1
Labor Adrian Tantari 9,282 29.1 −2.6
One Nation Damian Huxham 8,059 25.2 +25.2
Greens Jenni Cameron 1,619 5.1 +1.4
Independent Jannean Dean 937 2.9 −0.9
Total formal votes 31,946 96.0 −1.7
Informal votes 1,345 4.0 +1.7
Turnout 33,291 88.5 +2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ted Sorensen 18,880 59.1 +2.6
Labor Adrian Tantari 13,066 40.9 −2.6
Liberal National hold Swing+2.6

References
  1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. 2017 State General Election - Hervey Bay - District Summary, ECQ.
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