Ewen Jones

Ewen Jones
Jones in 2014
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Herbert
In office
21 August 2010 – 2 July 2016
Preceded byPeter Lindsay
Succeeded byCathy O'Toole
Personal details
Born(1960-03-07)7 March 1960
Quilpie, Queensland, Australia
Died13 July 2023(2023-07-13) (aged 63)
Political partyLiberal National Party
Websitehttp://www.ewenjones.com.au

Ewen Thomas Jones (7 March 1960 – 13 July 2023) was an Australian politician representing the division of Herbert for the Liberal National Party from the 2010 federal election until the 2016 federal election.[1][2]

Jones won the division of Herbert in 2010,[3] achieving a 2.05% swing against the Labor candidate, former mayor of Townsville, Tony Mooney. Jones was a longtime resident of Townsville, Queensland.[4] He was Liberal Whip from 12 October 2015 until 9 May 2016.[3]

Jones in Parliament, 2016

On 18 July 2016, at the conclusion of vote counting for the 2016 election, Labor's Cathy O'Toole appeared to have defeated Jones by eight votes, triggering an automatic recount.[5] The recount and subsequent distribution of preferences gave O'Toole a margin of 37 votes.[6] It represented the first time that Labor had won Herbert since the 1993 federal election.[7]

Jones died of cancer on 13 July 2023, at the age of 63.[8]

References

  1. ^ "About Ewen". Personal website. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Herbert MP vows to get straight to work". ABC News. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Mr Ewen Jones MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Ewen Jones LNP candidate for Herbert". LNP Website. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Herbert called for Labor, but close vote means recount to follow". ABC Election 2016. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Herbert, Qld". Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "Herbert (Key Seat)". ABC Federal ele3ction 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ Antrobus, Blake (13 July 2023). "'Lucky to have had him as my dad': Daughter's touching tribute after death of ex-Herbert MP Ewen Jones". Perth Now. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

 

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