Charters Towers was an electoral district

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

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 in the Australia

Australia

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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...

. It has had three incarnations, most recently being created as part of a redistribution in 1991 and lasting until 2008.

The electorate covered a vast area of central Queensland, from Etheridge Shire in the north to Jericho Shire in the south. Major locations within the division included Georgetown

Georgetown, Queensland

Georgetown is a town on the Etheridge River in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Gulf Developmental Road passes through the town, linking Cairns - 412 km to the east - and Normanton - 301 km to the west...

, Charters Towers

Charters Towers, Queensland

Charters Towers is a city in northern Queensland, Australia. It is located 137 kilometres inland from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. In 2006 the population was 7,979 people, some 450 fewer than in the 2001 census. During the last quarter of the 19th century the town boomed as the rich gold...

, Hughenden

Hughenden, Queensland

Hughenden is a town in Queensland, Australia situated on the banks of the Flinders River. It was named after Hughenden Manor, the home of former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. At the 2006 census, Hughenden had a population of 1,154.-History:...

, Richmond

Richmond, Queensland

Richmond is a town in western Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Flinders Highway, 498 km west of Townsville and 406 km east of Mount Isa. It is the administrative centre of the Richmond Shire. At the 2006 census, Richmond had a population of 554.The Flinders River forms...

, Moranbah

Moranbah, Queensland

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, Clermont

Clermont, Queensland

Clermont is an agricultural town in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. It is 274 km south-west of Mackay on the junction of the Gregory and Peak Downs highways...

, Tieri

Tieri, Queensland

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, Alpha

Alpha, Queensland

The township of Alpha is located in central western Queensland, Australia. The Capricorn Highway passes through the town, which lies on Alpha Creek. At the 2006 census, Alpha had a population of 402....

, Aramac

Aramac, Queensland

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 and Muttaburra

Muttaburra, Queensland

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.

In 2008, Charters Towers was abolished—with effect at the 2009 state election

Queensland state election, 2009

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—as a result of a redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. Its former territory and voters were split between the districts of Burdekin

Electoral district of Burdekin

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, Gregory

Electoral district of Gregory

The district of Gregory is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in Queensland, Australia.-Members for Gregory:-Election results:-External links:*...

, Mount Isa

Electoral district of Mount Isa

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 and the new seat of Dalrymple

Electoral district of Dalrymple

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An earlier district called Charters Towers based in the same region existed from 1888 to 1960. Firstly as a dual member electorate, and from 1912 as a single member electorate. Its most notable representative was Anderson Dawson

Anderson Dawson

Andrew Dawson , usually known as Anderson Dawson, was an Australian politician, the Premier of Queensland for one week in 1899...

 of the Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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, Premier of Queensland for six days in December 1899, and leader of the world's first parliamentary socialist government.

Members for Charters Towers

First incarnation (1888–1912, 2 members)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Robert Sayers Robert Sayers Robert John Sayers was an English-born Australian politician. Born on the Isle of Wight, he was educated in England before migrating to Australia in 1863. He was a goldminer in New South Wales and then Queensland, and became a mine owner in Charters Towers...	Unaligned	1888–1893		Sir Arthur Rutledge	Ministerialist	1888–1893
	Anderson Dawson Anderson Dawson Andrew Dawson , usually known as Anderson Dawson, was an Australian politician, the Premier of Queensland for one week in 1899...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1893–1901		John Dunsford	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1893–1905
	John Burrows	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1901–1907
					William Paull	Opposition	1905–1908
	Joe Millican Joe Millican Joe Millican was an Australian politician. He was the Opposition member for Charters Towers in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1907 to 1908....	Opposition	1907–1908
	Vernon Winstanley	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1908–1912		John Mullan	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1908–1912

Second incarnation (1912–1960, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Robert Williams	Ministerialist	1912–1915
	William Wellington	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1915–1939
	Arthur Jones	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1939–1957
		Queensland Labor Queensland Labor Party The Queensland Labor Party was a political party of Queensland, Australia formed in 1957 by a breakaway group of the then ruling Australian Labor Party Government after the expulsion of Premier Vince Gair...	1957–1960

Third incarnation (1992–2009, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Rob Mitchell Rob Mitchell (Queensland politician) Robert Alan "Rob" Mitchell is a former Australian politician. He was the National Party member for Charters Towers in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2001....	National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1992–2001
	Christine Scott Christine Scott Christine Margaret Scott is a former Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2004, representing the seat of Charters Towers....	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	2001–2004
	Shane Knuth Shane Knuth Shane Andrew Knuth is an Australian politician. He has represented the seats of Charters Towers and Dalrymple in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, for the National Party , the Liberal National Party and Katter's Australian Party .Knuth was born in the Queensland town of Tully...	National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	2004–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2009

External links

• District Profile - Charters Towers
• Anderson (Andrew) Dawson biography