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title: "McPherson: members and political ads | Politics Computer"
description: "McPherson: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads."
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Federal division, provincial

# McPherson

In Queensland. The advertiser we follow here has spent $1K–$2.6K on Facebook and Instagram ads.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/04.30_%E5%89%AF%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E6%8E%A5%E8%A6%8B%E3%80%8C%E6%BE%B3%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%A9%E4%BA%9E%E8%B7%A8%E9%BB%A8%E6%B4%BE%E5%9C%8B%E6%9C%83%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E5%9C%98%E3%80%8D_-_55238919412.jpg?width=96)**Leon Rebello** LNP, McPherson ](https://politics.computer/mp/leon-rebello)

About

## About McPherson

McPherson is a federal electoral division in Queensland, in the House of Representatives. It is held by Leon Rebello of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. The seat covers the southern portion of the Gold Coast, including Coolangatta, Burleigh Heads, Tugun and Palm Beach. Leon Rebello's Facebook and Instagram ads focus on infrastructure and transport, the economy and tax, cost of living, leader character, housing, and defence and foreign affairs.

Created

1948

Named after

The McPherson Range, one of the divisional boundaries

Classification

Provincial

Sitting member

Leon Rebello, Liberal National Party of Queensland

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%5Fof%5FMcPherson), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for McPherson whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

1. [Leon Rebello](https://politics.computer/mp/leon-rebello) MP, Nationals  
$1K –$2.6K 16 ads, 16 running

 At least  Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) 

## What they're promising in McPherson

Promises from the ads of the MPs and candidates above, most repeated first. Each one links to the ad it's quoted from.

1. ### Nationals Defence spending  
> The Coalition has committed to invest at least 3 per cent of GDP in defence, as compared with the 2 per cent currently being spent.  
[See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/4b482e29d94edda357e3c069a537a498af4b7b96c74ecc4579ce7411fbe6e562) In 2 ads from [Leon Rebello](https://politics.computer/mp/leon-rebello)

## Their biggest ads

- [![I believe Australia is the greatest country in the world, and it is worth fighting to protect what makes it special. That means standing up](https://politics.computer/media/71b9a1045fdcc37558cbfe894d80e4d3fe2aef5e09e7950aa14bc76efe549e2e?w=480) Leon Rebello$300–$399 spent Running since 2 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/71b9a1045fdcc37558cbfe894d80e4d3fe2aef5e09e7950aa14bc76efe549e2e)
- [![I believe Australia is the greatest country in the world, and it is worth fighting to protect what makes it special. That means standing up](https://politics.computer/media/9f8f589cc2215214757a41669e5c381233cbc199d4ab6d0723b5e56be02f6eef?w=480) Leon Rebello$200–$299 spent Running since 2 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/9f8f589cc2215214757a41669e5c381233cbc199d4ab6d0723b5e56be02f6eef)
- [![The last time interest rates were this high, Kevin Rudd was Prime Minister. Read more about our plan to fix our economy: liberal.org.au/our](https://politics.computer/media/4010b44b0f963794e80f1a13410e925f148a4edbd6786a6c17abfa3a56cececc?w=480) Leon Rebello$100–$199 spent Running since 5 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/4010b44b0f963794e80f1a13410e925f148a4edbd6786a6c17abfa3a56cececc)
- [![The southern Gold coast is home to some incredible people, businesses, sporting clubs, volunteers, and community organisations. I want this](https://politics.computer/media/3afc32f4a4533ba5371052584bf0190473654338b0eb7dd21ffd0f7e751c17fa?w=480) Leon Rebello$100–$199 spent Running since 2 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/3afc32f4a4533ba5371052584bf0190473654338b0eb7dd21ffd0f7e751c17fa)
- [![It’s time to Back the Track – Heavy Rail from Varsity to the Airport.  I’m calling for a federally funded business case to properly investi](https://politics.computer/media/42ff390464833a714b2691287441400c1c0a923c9741d32b85209579608ff425?w=480) Leon Rebello$100–$199 spent Running since 25 Aug](https://politics.computer/ad/42ff390464833a714b2691287441400c1c0a923c9741d32b85209579608ff425)
- [![It’s time to Back the Track – Heavy Rail from Varsity to the Airport.  I’m calling for a federally funded business case to properly investi](https://politics.computer/media/eb6f86c0d372725e2e101dcfcd0881de02e64a19d998c214700edb0d46f3bde8?w=480) Leon Rebello$100–$199 spent Running since 25 Aug](https://politics.computer/ad/eb6f86c0d372725e2e101dcfcd0881de02e64a19d998c214700edb0d46f3bde8)
- [![In today’s @gcbulletin I make the case for defence spending to reach at least 3% of GDP. “Three per cent of GDP is not excessive when measu](https://politics.computer/media/4b482e29d94edda357e3c069a537a498af4b7b96c74ecc4579ce7411fbe6e562?w=480) Leon RebelloUnder $100 spent Running since 8 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/4b482e29d94edda357e3c069a537a498af4b7b96c74ecc4579ce7411fbe6e562)
- [![YP Gold Coast hosted “Pickle & Pals” 🎾 which brought together young professionals at Robina’s Gold Coast Racquet Club for an evening of pad](https://politics.computer/media/590deb5652a85d0623bfa8816c05f845aacb64dc9a82de191405cb45a6747ddb?w=480) Leon RebelloUnder $100 spent Running since 8 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/590deb5652a85d0623bfa8816c05f845aacb64dc9a82de191405cb45a6747ddb)
- [![Plenty of horsepower and plenty to see at The Start Line Motorsport in Mudgeeraba. 🏁   The afternoon gave locals a closer look at grassroot](https://politics.computer/media/9a8fa02cd15541a03740246d5f64267c2ac011730a7f2dd83e6174f0d5f2ec4b?w=480) Leon RebelloUnder $100 spent Running since 8 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/9a8fa02cd15541a03740246d5f64267c2ac011730a7f2dd83e6174f0d5f2ec4b)
- [![In today’s Gold Coast Bulletin I make the case for defence spending to reach at least 3% of GDP. “Three per cent of GDP is not excessive wh](https://politics.computer/media/b31691339ff87755512ef6cd1a1ba7cdb34f391f8375f5bddfe6b6b4eda00b90?w=480) Leon RebelloUnder $100 spent Running since 8 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/b31691339ff87755512ef6cd1a1ba7cdb34f391f8375f5bddfe6b6b4eda00b90)

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