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Quick facts for kids Dawson Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Dawson (green) within Queensland
Created	1949
MP	George Christensen
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Anderson Dawson
Electors	98,171 (2013)
Area	14,945 km² (5,770.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

Anderson (Andrew) Dawson

The Division of Dawson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1949 and is named after Anderson Dawson, the first Labor Premier of Queensland and leader of the first parliamentary socialist government in the world. It is on the North Queensland coast, and includes the towns of Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine and parts of Townsville.

Members

	Party	Term
Charles Davidson	Country	1949–1963
George Shaw	Country	1963–1966
Rex Patterson	Labor	1966–1975
Ray Braithwaite	National	1975–1996
De-Anne Kelly	National	1996–2007
James Bidgood	Labor	2007–2010
George Christensen	Liberal National	2010–present

Rex Patterson won the seat at a by-election for Dawson in 1966 following the death of George Shaw. Patterson became Minister for Northern Development, and later Minister for Agriculture in the Whitlam Government.

Election results

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Anderson Dawson, the division's namesake

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