| Nanango Queensland—Legislative Assembly |
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Nanango (2008—) |
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| State or territory: | Queensland |
| MP: | Dorothy Pratt |
| Party: | Independent |
| Namesake: | Nanango |
Nanango is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.
Nanango was the original seat of Sir Joh-Bjelke Petersen (from 1947 to 1950). In the 2006 legislative election, incumbent member Dorothy Pratt (Independent) beat off a strong challenge by the late Bjelke-Petersen's son John (representing the National Party) to retain the seat. Pratt has held Nanango since 2001.
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| First incarnation (1912-1950) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| Robert Hodge | Farmers' Union | 1912–1920 | |
| James Edwards | Country | 1920–1947 | |
| Joh Bjelke-Petersen | Country | 1947–1950 | |
| Second incarnation (2001-present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Dorothy Pratt | Independent | 2001–present | |
| Queensland state election, 2009: Nanango[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | John Bjelke-Petersen | 11,644 | 40.6 | -3.9 | |
| Independent | Dorothy Pratt | 11,492 | 40.1 | +6.8 | |
| Labor | Danielle Randall | 4,398 | 15.3 | -1.6 | |
| Greens | Frida Forsberg | 1,124 | 3.9 | +3.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,658 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 412 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 29,070 | 92.6 | |||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Dorothy Pratt | 13,599 | 52.9 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal National | John Bjelke-Petersen | 12,108 | 47.1 | -0.1 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||