Queensland
Named after Andrew (Anderson) Dawson (1863–1910), Queensland's first Labor Premier, 1899.
It covers an area of approximately 22 440 sq km from Clairview in the south to Giru in the north and also includes The Whitsunday Island Group such as Hamilton, Hayman, and South Molle.
The main towns include Airlie Beach, Ayr, Bowen, Home Hill, Proserpine and Sarina as well as the City of Mackay.
Various small crops, prawn and fish farms, sugar (growing and refining), beef cattle, dairying, coal mining, abattoirs at Bakers Creek and tourism.
1949
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Rural
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Enrolment: 84 011 Informal Vote: 2.78% Turnout: 95.01% Seat Status: Marginal National Two Party Preferred:
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Enrolment: 87 405 Informal Vote: 4.72% Turnout: 95.22% Seat Status: Farily Safe National Two Party Preferred:
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