Electoral district of Leichhardt (Queensland)
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Leichhardt was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Queensland
from 1860 to 1932.
Taking in areas of central Queensland west of the Great Dividing Range
, the district in its original form stretched as far as Mackay
in the north and as far south as Taroom
. Originally a dual member consistuency, it was one of the sixteen districts contested at the first state election in 1860. It became a single member consistuency in 1973 but reverted back to being a dual member electorate in 1878. A single member consistuency again in 1888, it remained that way thereafter. One of the district's first members was Robert Herbert
, the first Premier of Queensland.
By the time of its abolition—at the 1932 state election
—the district was based on Clermont
and Springsure
. Its territory was split between the pre-existing districts of Barcoo and Normanby.
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 1860 to 1932.
Taking in areas of central Queensland west of the Great Dividing Range
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the third longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan Island off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through...
, the district in its original form stretched as far as Mackay
Mackay, Queensland
Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
in the north and as far south as Taroom
Taroom, Queensland
Taroom is a town on the Dawson River in Queensland. Australia in the Shire of Banana. The town is located on the Leichhardt Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, from Rockhampton and from Toowoomba...
. Originally a dual member consistuency, it was one of the sixteen districts contested at the first state election in 1860. It became a single member consistuency in 1973 but reverted back to being a dual member electorate in 1878. A single member consistuency again in 1888, it remained that way thereafter. One of the district's first members was Robert Herbert
Robert Herbert
Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert, GCB , was the first Premier of Queensland, Australia.-Early years:Born in Brighton, England, Herbert was the only son of the Hon. Algernon Herbert, a younger son of the first Earl of Carnarvon. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford...
, the first Premier of Queensland.
By the time of its abolition—at the 1932 state election
Queensland state election, 1932
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 June 1932 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The election was the first electoral test of the Country and Progressive National Party government led by Arthur Edward Moore, and was held in the midst of the Great...
—the district was based on 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...
and Springsure
Springsure, Queensland
Springsure is a small town in Queensland, 66 km south of Emerald on the Gregory Highway. It is 765 km northwest of Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Springsure had a population of 829.-History:...
. Its territory was split between the pre-existing districts of Barcoo and Normanby.
Members for Leichhardt
| Dual member electorate (1860–1873) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | Robert Herbert Robert Herbert Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert, GCB , was the first Premier of Queensland, Australia.-Early years:Born in Brighton, England, Herbert was the only son of the Hon. Algernon Herbert, a younger son of the first Earl of Carnarvon. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford... | Unaligned | 1860–1863 | |
Charles Royds | Unaligned | 1860–1864 | |
| Gordon Sandeman Gordon Sandeman Gordon Sandeman was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 1 term between 1856 and 1857.-Early life:... |
Unaligned | 1863–1870 | ||||||||
| Edmund Royds Edmund Royds Sir Edmund Royds OBE, DL was an English solicitor and Conservative Party politician. He practised law in London, and held a country seat in Lincolnshire, from where he was returned to the House of Commons from 1910 to 1922, and held numerous local offices.- Early life :Royds was the son of the... |
Unaligned | 1864–1868 | ||||||||
| Charles Royds | Unaligned | 1868–1872 | ||||||||
| John Scott John Scott (Queensland politician) John Scott was, grazier, company director and politician. He was the son of John Scott and his wife Marion Purves... |
Unaligned | 1870–1873 | ||||||||
| Edmund Royds | Unaligned | 1872–1873 | ||||||||
| Single member electorate (1873–1878) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Edmund Royds | Unaligned | 1873–1875 | |
| Charles Haly | Unaligned | 1876–1878 | |
| Dual member electorate (1878–1888) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | John Scott | Unaligned | 1878–1888 | ||
| John MacFarlane | Unaligned | 1879–1880 | |||||
| Albrecht Feez | Unaligned | 1880–1883 | |||||
| Charles Dutton | Unaligned | 1883–1888 | |||||
| Single member electorate (1888–1932) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| William Paul | Unaligned | 1888–1893 | |
| Herbert Hardacre Herbert Hardacre Herbert Freemont Hardacre was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1893 until 1919.-References:... |
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... |
1893–1919 | |
| Tom Foley | 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... |
1919–1932 | |