Electoral district of Brisbane City
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Brisbane City was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Queensland
from 1873 to 1878.
Based in inner Brisbane
, north of the Brisbane River
, it was first created as a single member constituency for the 1873 state election, formed as a result of the abolition of the three member constituency Town of Brisbane
. It was abolished at the 1878 state election and replaced by the new dual member constituency of North Brisbane
.
Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts
This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state legislature for Queensland, Australia.-Districts in Far North Queensland:*Barron River*Cairns*Cook*Mulgrave*Dalrymple...
of the 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...
in the Australia
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 state of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
from 1873 to 1878.
Based in inner Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, north of the Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
, it was first created as a single member constituency for the 1873 state election, formed as a result of the abolition of the three member constituency Town of Brisbane
Electoral district of Town of Brisbane
Town of Brisbane was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1873.Taking in areas of Brisbane north of the Brisbane River, it was a three member consistuency and one of the original sixteen districts contested at the first state election...
. It was abolished at the 1878 state election and replaced by the new dual member constituency of North Brisbane
Electoral district of North Brisbane
North Brisbane was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1878 to 1888.North Brisbane was a two-member constituency, created in 1878 by a merger of Brisbane City with one member and Wickham also with one member.It was replaced/renamed by...
.
Members for Brisbane City
| Member | Term |
|---|---|
| Robert Stewart | 1873–1878 |
| Ratcliffe Pring | 1878 |