2013 federal election: Profile of the electoral division of Flynn (Qld)

State/Territory:

Queensland

Status:

Current, boundary gazetted 15 December 2009

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details

Maps & GIS data:

A4 map of the Division of Flynn (2009) [PDF 902KB]
Map of the Division of Flynn (2009) [PDF 3.4MB]
Download GIS data

Name derivation:

Named after Reverend John Flynn (1880–1951), founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Area and Location Description:

Flynn covers an area of approximately 133 063 sq km including the City of Gladstone, the Regional Councils of Bundaberg (Partial), Central Highlands, Gladstone, North Burnett, South Burnett (Partial), Banana Shire and Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council. Main towns include Agnes Water, Banana, Biloela, Biggenden, Blackwater, Boyne Island, Calliope, Duaringa, Eidsvold, Emerald, Gayndah, Gladstone, Gracemere, Miriam Vale, Monto, Mount Morgan, Moura, Mundubbera, Perry, Sapphire, Tannum Sands, Taroom, Theodore, Wondai and Woorabinda.

Products/industries of the area:

Primary production including coal, oil, gas, orchards,cotton, grain and cattle. The Port of Gladstone is a major export facility for the area.

First proclaimed/election:

2006/2007

Demographic rating:

Rural

Members:

O'Dowd, K (LNQ) 2010–
Trevor, C (ALP) 2007–2010

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

2010 federal election – House of Representatives results for Flynn
2007 federal election – House of Representatives results for Flynn
2010 divisional profile
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.