Wide Bay

Wide Bay (Qld)

Warren Truss (Nationals)

Rural^A

Seat Margin: 9.9%

2001 election swing:

7.8% to Coalition

Qld swing:

1.8% to Coalition

Republic 'yes': 25.7^r

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2001 Census Data*		National ranking (out of 150)	State ranking (out of 27)
Median household income	622	149	27
Unemployment	10.9%	15	5
Persons aged over 65	16.9%	16	3
Born in NES country	3.6%	130	23

Redistribution has cut margin from 10.7%. Wide Bay is a real swinger. In 1996 it went 10% to the Nationals, in 1998, 15% to Labor, then recorded the country's third highest swing (8%) to the Coalition in 2001.

External links

AEC Member

ABC (Antony Green)

Poll Bludger

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AEC socio-demographic

r:}_{yes
vote at 1999 referendum}_*_{From Parliament House Library}