Kennedy is a large seat in northern Queensland, covering the coast between Cairns and Townsville and stretching west to the Northern Territory border, covering towns such as Mount Isa and Charters Towers.
Kennedy is held by independent MP Bob Katter, who was re-elected with a margin of over 16% in 2007. Katter has held the seat since 1993. Katter was a Nationals MP until 2001, when he won re-election as an independent after leaving the party. The seat has been held by Katter and his father before him since 1966, with the exception of the 1990 election, when the ALP won the seat shortly after the death of the senior Katter.
