Electoral district of North Brisbane
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North Brisbane was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n 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 Brisbane North
in 1888.
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 1878 to 1888.
North Brisbane was a two-member constituency, created in 1878 by a merger of Brisbane City
Electoral district of Brisbane City
Brisbane City was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian 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...
with one member and Wickham
Electoral district of Wickham (Queensland)
Wickham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1878.Wickham was a single-member constituency which arose from the break-up of the three-member constituency of Town of Brisbane...
also with one member.
It was replaced/renamed by Brisbane North
Electoral district of Brisbane North
Brisbane North was an electoral district which elected two members to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 until 1912...
in 1888.
Members for North Brisbane
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Walker Griffith | Unaligned | 1878-1888 | |
| Arthur Hunter Palmer Arthur Hunter Palmer Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer KCMG was an Irish-Australian politician and a Premier of Queensland.Palmer was born in Armagh, Ireland, the son of Lieutenant Arthur Palmer, R.N., and his wife, Emily née Hunter. Palmer was educated at Youghal Grammar School and a private tutor in Dublin... |
Unaligned | 1878-1881 | |
| William Brookes | Unaligned | 1882-1888 | |