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Federal division, rural

Wide Bay

In Queensland.

Sitting member

About

About Wide Bay

Wide Bay is a rural federal electoral division in south east Queensland, covering Maryborough, Gympie, Noosa and K'gari. It is held by Llew O'Brien of the Liberal National Party of Queensland.

Created
Proclaimed in 1900, one of the original 65 divisions
Classification
Rural
First member
Andrew Fisher, later three-time Prime Minister
Previous members
Warren Truss, 1990 to 2016
Party history
Mostly conservative; one other Labor member has won it

Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

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