| Ewen Jones | |
| Constituency Mp: | Herbert |
| Parliament: | Australian |
| Predecessor: | Peter Lindsay |
| Successor: | Cathy O'Toole |
| Term Start: | 21 August 2010 |
| Term End: | 2 July 2016 |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Quilpie, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Party: | Liberal National Party |
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]
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]