Division of Wide Bay

The Division of Wide Bay is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions created for the first federal election in 1901. Wide Bay is located in south east Queensland. It includes the cities of Maryborough, Gympie, and Noosa Heads. It also covers Fraser Island, and inland areas as far west as Murgon. It is named after Wide Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in 1770.

Wide Bay Australian House of Representatives Division
Map Interactive map of boundaries
Created	1900
MP	Llew O'Brien
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Wide Bay, Queensland
Area	14,573 km2 (5,626.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Andrew Fisher	Labor	1901–1915
	Edward Corser	Commonwealth Liberal	1915–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1928
	Bernard Corser	Country	1928–1954
	William Brand	Country	1954–1958
	Henry Bandidt	Country	1958–1961
	Brendan Hansen	Labor	1961–1974
	Clarrie Millar	Country, National	1974–1990
	Warren Truss	National	1990–2010
		Liberal National	2010–2016
	Llew O'Brien	Liberal National	2016–present

Famous members for Wide Bay include three time Prime Minister Andrew Fisher and Warren Truss, the leader of the National Party.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Wide Bay[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Llew O'Brien	41,601	43.47	−3.62
	Labor	Geoff Williams	20,345	21.26	−0.49
	One Nation	Nathan Buckley	9,765	10.20	−0.63
	Greens	Craig Armstrong	9,088	9.50	−0.44
	United Australia	Tracy Bennett	4,406	4.60	+0.99
	Independent	Kelli Jacobi	4,106	4.29	+4.29
	Independent	Tim Jerome	2,737	2.86	−1.64
	Informed Medical Options	Andrea Newland	2,097	2.19	+2.19
	Australian Values	Daniel Williams	1,057	1.10	+1.10
	Australian Federation	John Woodward	501	0.52	+0.52
Total formal votes			95,703	93.58	−1.68
Informal votes			6,569	6.42	+1.68
Turnout			102,272	88.69	−2.98
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Llew O'Brien	58,708	61.34	−1.81
	Labor	Geoff Williams	36,995	38.66	+1.81
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−1.81