Division of Dickson

Dickson Australian House of Representatives Division
Map Interactive map of boundaries
Created	1992
MP	Peter Dutton
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	James Dickson
Electors	94,376 (2013)
Area	722 km2 (278.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Dickson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland, Australia. It was set up in 1992 and is named after Sir James Dickson, a supporter of the Australian Federation, the Premier of Queensland and Minister for Defence in the first Australian government.^[1] It covers the outer north-western suburbs of Brisbane, including Albany Creek, Arana Hills, Bray Park, Brendale, Cashmere, Dayboro, Eatons Hill, Everton Hills, Ferny Hills, Joyner, Kallangur, Lawnton, Mount Glorious, Mount Nebo, Petrie, Samford Valley, Strathpine and Warner.^[1]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Profile of the electoral division of Dickson (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.