Edward Archer
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Edward Walker Archer was an Australia
n politician.
Archer gained election to the Australian House of Representatives
electoral Division of Capricornia
on an Anti-Socialist platform on 12 December 1906, serving until 13 April 1910.
Later, Archer switched to state politics, serving as member for the electorate of Normanby in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
between 5 March 1914 until the state election
on 22 May 1915.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician.
Archer gained election to the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
electoral Division of Capricornia
Division of Capricornia
The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the Tropic of Capricorn, which runs through the Division. It is located on the central Queensland coast and its...
on an Anti-Socialist platform on 12 December 1906, serving until 13 April 1910.
Later, Archer switched to state politics, serving as member for the electorate of Normanby in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
between 5 March 1914 until the state election
Queensland state election, 1915
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 22 May 1915 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The election was the second for the Ministerialist government of Digby Denham, who had been premier since 7 February 1911. The opposition Labor Party, led by T. J...
on 22 May 1915.