Toowoomba Queensland— Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Queensland |
Dates current | 1873-1878, 1912-1960 |
Namesake | Toowoomba |
Toowoomba was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The seat was in Toowoomba. [1]
The seat had two incarnations. The first was from 1873 to 1878 and the second from 1912 to 1960. [1]
In 1873, it was created by renaming the electoral district of Drayton & Toowoomba. In 1878, its name was changed back to Drayton & Toowoomba (but as a 2-member constituency). [1]
Its second incarnation began in 1912 when Drayton & Toowoomba split into Toowoomba, East Toowoomba and Drayton. [1] The sitting member for Drayton & Toowoomba, James Tolmie, successfully stood for election in Toowoomba in 1912 after the split. [2]
Toowoomba was abolished in the 1960 redistribution. [1] The sitting member, Mervyn Anderson, successfully stood for election in the new seat of Toowoomba East in the 1960 election. [2]
The members who represented Toowoomba are listed below. [2]
Member | Party | Term | |
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William Henry Groom | Opposition | 1873–1878 |
Member | Party | Term | |
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James Tolmie | Liberal | 1912–1918 | |
Frank Brennan | Labor | 1918–1925 | |
Evan Llewelyn | Labor | 1925–1929 | |
James Annand | Country [3] | 1929–1932 | |
Evan Llewelyn | Labor | 1932–1935 | |
Jack Duggan | Labor | 1935–1957 | |
Mervyn Anderson | Liberal | 1957–1960 |
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Toowoomba Queensland— Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Queensland |
Dates current | 1873-1878, 1912-1960 |
Namesake | Toowoomba |
Toowoomba was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The seat was in Toowoomba. [1]
The seat had two incarnations. The first was from 1873 to 1878 and the second from 1912 to 1960. [1]
In 1873, it was created by renaming the electoral district of Drayton & Toowoomba. In 1878, its name was changed back to Drayton & Toowoomba (but as a 2-member constituency). [1]
Its second incarnation began in 1912 when Drayton & Toowoomba split into Toowoomba, East Toowoomba and Drayton. [1] The sitting member for Drayton & Toowoomba, James Tolmie, successfully stood for election in Toowoomba in 1912 after the split. [2]
Toowoomba was abolished in the 1960 redistribution. [1] The sitting member, Mervyn Anderson, successfully stood for election in the new seat of Toowoomba East in the 1960 election. [2]
The members who represented Toowoomba are listed below. [2]
Member | Party | Term | |
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William Henry Groom | Opposition | 1873–1878 |
Member | Party | Term | |
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James Tolmie | Liberal | 1912–1918 | |
Frank Brennan | Labor | 1918–1925 | |
Evan Llewelyn | Labor | 1925–1929 | |
James Annand | Country [3] | 1929–1932 | |
Evan Llewelyn | Labor | 1932–1935 | |
Jack Duggan | Labor | 1935–1957 | |
Mervyn Anderson | Liberal | 1957–1960 |
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