Profile of the electoral division of Dawson (Qld)
Updated: 19 November 2019
- State/Territory:
- Queensland
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 27 March 2018
- First election this name was used at:
- 1949 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2019 federal election
- Maps and data
- A4 map of the electoral division of Dawson (2018) [PDF 2.41MB]
Map of the Division of Dawson (2017) [PDF 4.10MB]
Download Queensland GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named in honour of Andrew Dawson, 1863–1910, Premier of Queensland (1899–1903).
- Area
- 14,630 sq km
- Location description
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The Division of Dawson consists of:
- part of the Burdekin Shire Council,
- part of the Mackay Regional Council,
- part of the Townsville City Council, and
- part of the Whitsunday Regional Council.
- Demographic Rating:
- Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities
- Current member details:
- Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
- Previous members:
- Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching ‘Electoral divisions’ or ‘Members of the House of Representatives since 1901’ in the historical information section of the Parliamentary Handbook
- AEC Divisional Office:
- Divisional Office contact details