Division of Dawson

Dawson
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Interactive map of boundaries (excluding outer islands)
Created1949
MPAndrew Willcox
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeAnderson Dawson
Electors98,171 (2013)
Area14,945 km2 (5,770.3 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Anderson (Andrew) Dawson

The Division of Dawson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1949 and is named after Anderson Dawson, the first Labor Premier of Queensland and leader of the first parliamentary socialist government in the world. It is on the North Queensland coast, and includes the towns of Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine and parts of Townsville.[1]

  1. Australian Electoral Commission: Profile of the electoral division of Dawson (Qld) - Australian Electoral Commission

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