Electoral district of Town of South Brisbane
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Town of South Brisbane was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Queensland
from 1860 to 1873.
Taking in areas of Brisbane
south of the Brisbane River
, it was a single member consistuency and one of the original sixteen districts contested at the first state election in 1860. The district was renamed South Brisbane
at the 1873 state election.
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 1873.
Taking in areas of 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...
south 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 a single member consistuency and one of the original sixteen districts contested at the first state election in 1860. The district was renamed South Brisbane
Electoral district of South Brisbane
The district of South Brisbane is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The electorate encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-south, stretching from East Brisbane to West End, and south to Fairfield...
at the 1873 state election.
Members for Town of South Brisbane
| Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Richards | Unaligned | 1860–1863 |
| Thomas Blacket Stephens Thomas Blacket Stephens Thomas Blacket Stephens was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane. His middle name is often written as Blackett.-Personal life:Thomas Blacket Stephens was born on 5 Jan 1819 at Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the son of Rev. William Stephens and his wife Elizabeth Blacket... |
Unaligned | 1863–1873 |