State/Territory: Queensland

Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 27 March 2018

First Election This Name Was Used At: 1901 Federal Election

First Election This Boundary Was Used At: 2019 federal election

Name Derivation: Named in honour of Edmund Besley Court Kennedy, 1818–48, surveyor and explorer who sought to find an overland route to the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Square Area: 567, 377 Sq Km

Location Description: The Division of Kennedy consists of: Boulia Shire Council, Burke Shire Council, Cassowary Coast Regional Council, Charters Towers Regional Shire Council, Cloncurry Shire Council, Croydon Shire Council, Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council, Etheridge Shire Council, Flinders Shire Council, McKinlay Shire Council, Mornington Shire Council, Mt Isa City Council, Richmond Shire Council, Tablelands Regional Council, Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council, part of the Burdekin Shire Council, part of the Cairns Regional Council, part of the Carpentaria Shire Council, part of the Hinchinbrook Shire Council, part of the Mareeba Shire Council, and part of the Townsville City Council.

Demographic Rating: Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities