Commonwealth Electoral Division of Dawson (Qld)

Boundary gazetted 15 December 2009

Division name:	Dawson
State:	Queensland
Status:	Current, boundary gazetted 15 December 2009 (former divisional profile)
Contact details:	Contact the Dawson AEC divisional office
Name derivation:	Named after Andrew (Anderson) Dawson 1863-1910, Queensland's first Labor Premier 1899.
Size & location description:	Dawson covers an area of approximately 14,945 sq km from Mackay to Chelona in the south, and to Oonoonba in the north. It also includes the Whitsunday and Lindeman group of islands. Main towns include Proserpine, Airlie Beach, Bowen, Home Hill and Ayr, as well as the city of Mackay.
Maps & GIS data:	A4 size map of the Division of Dawson (2009) [PDF1.11Mb] Map of the Division of Dawson (2009) [PDF 2.33Mb] Download GIS data for the Division of Dawson
Products/industries of the area:	Various small crops, prawn and fish farms, sugar growing and refining, beef cattle, coal mining related industries, abattoirs and tourism.
First proclaimed/election:	1949
Demographic rating:	Rural
Members:	Bidgood, J (ALP) 2007- Kelly, D (NP) 1996-2007 Braithwaite, R A (NP) 1975-1996 Patterson, R A (ALP) 1966-1975 Shaw, G W (CP) 1963-1966 Davidson, C W (CP) 1949-1963 Index to political party codes

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