Federal division, provincial
Herbert
In Queensland.
Sitting member
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About
About Herbert
Herbert is a federal electoral division in the House of Representatives, in Queensland. It is centred on Townsville and also includes Magnetic Island and Palm Island. It is held by Phillip Thompson of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, who has held the seat since 2019.
- Classification
- Provincial
- Created
- Proclaimed in 1900, one of the original 65 divisions
- Named after
- Sir Robert Herbert, first Premier of Queensland
- Closest result
- Cathy O'Toole (Labor) won by 37 votes after a recount
- LNP regained seat
- At the 2019 federal election
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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