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
Area:	230 km² (89 sq mi)
Demographic:	Provincial

The Division of McPherson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1948 and is named for the McPherson Range, which forms one of the divisional boundaries. McPherson is located in south east Queensland, and is based on the southern portion of the City of the Gold Coast.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	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, 2010: McPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Karen Andrews	42,069	53.90	-0.93
	Labor	Dan Byron	22,526	28.86	-6.99
	Greens	Ben O'Callaghan	9,676	12.40	+6.49
	Family First	Matthew Reeves	3,777	4.84	+3.33
Total formal votes			78,048	94.10	-2.73
Informal votes			4,890	5.90	+2.73
Turnout			82,938	92.06	-2.67
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal National	Karen Andrews	47,044	60.28	+1.63
	Labor	Dan Byron	31,004	39.72	-1.63
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+1.63

References

• Division of McPherson (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 28°08′53″S 153°23′56″E / 28.148°S 153.399°E / -28.148; 153.399