Division of McPherson

McPherson Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of McPherson (green) within Queensland
Created	1949
MP	Karen Andrews
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	McPherson Range
Electors	94,467 (2013)
Area	230 km2 (88.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial

The Division of McPherson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1948 and is named after the McPherson Range, which forms one of the divisional boundaries. McPherson is located in south east Queensland, and originally included the entire Gold Coast region. However, the area's dramatic population growth has seen it contract to the southern portion of the Gold Coast. It has always been held by a conservative party. Originally a Country Party bastion, urbanisation has turned it into a Liberal stronghold.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) 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

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of McPherson

Australian federal election, 2013: McPherson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Karen Andrews	41,594	50.16	−3.74
	Labor	Gail Hislop	18,866	22.75	−6.11
	Palmer United	Susie Douglas	13,203	15.92	+15.92
	Greens	David Wyatt	5,689	6.86	−5.54
	Family First	Simon Green	3,084	3.72	−1.12
	Australian Voice	Charles Blake	491	0.59	+0.59
Total formal votes			82,927	94.79	+0.69
Informal votes			4,559	5.21	−0.69
Turnout			87,486	92.61	+0.60
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Karen Andrews	52,244	63.00	+2.72
	Labor	Gail Hislop	30,683	37.00	−2.72
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+2.72

External links

• Division of McPherson (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission