Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa was an electoral district

New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts

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 of the Legislative Assembly

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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 in the Australia

Australia

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n state of New South Wales

New South Wales

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 created in 1856 and named after and the early settlements of Moreton Bay

Moreton Bay

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; Wide Bay, near Maryborough

Maryborough, Queensland

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; the Burnett River, near Bundaberg

Bundaberg, Queensland

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; the Maranoa

Maranoa, Queensland

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 region of South-western Queensland. These became part of Queensland

Queensland

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 when it was established in late 1859. In 1858 the electorate was abolished and replaced by United Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis.

Members for Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa

Member		Party	Period
	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:...	None	1856—1857
	Patrick Leslie Patrick Leslie Patrick Leslie was a Scottish Settler in Australia. Leslie and his two brothers were the first to settle on the Darling Downs, and he was the first person to buy land in Warwick.-Early life:...	None	1857—1858