, a region in
Queensland from which the division takes its name The division was created in 1948 and is named after the
McPherson Range, which forms one of the divisional boundaries. McPherson is located in south-east Queensland, and originally included the entire
Gold Coast region, stretching as far as the
Scenic Rim and
Southern Downs. However, the area's dramatic population growth has seen the seat shrink with successive redistributions, culminating in 1983, when most of its northern portion became
Moncrieff. McPherson now incorporates the southern portion of the Gold Coast, including
Coolangatta,
Burleigh Heads,
Tugun and
Palm Beach. It has always been held by a conservative party. Indeed, most of the area has been represented by centre-right MPs without interruption since 1906; before 1949, most of the Gold Coast was part of
Moreton. Originally a
Country Party bastion, urbanisation has turned it into a
Liberal stronghold. ==Members==