Electoral district of Wickham (Queensland)
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Wickham was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n 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
. It lasted for only one Parliament, as it was merged in 1878 with Brisbane City
to create the two-member constituency of North Brisbane
.
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 1873 to 1878.
Wickham was a single-member constituency which arose from the break-up of the three-member constituency of Town of Brisbane
Electoral district of Town of Brisbane
Town of Brisbane was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1873.Taking in areas of Brisbane north of the Brisbane River, it was a three member consistuency and one of the original sixteen districts contested at the first state election...
. It lasted for only one Parliament, as it was merged in 1878 with 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...
to create the two-member constituency of North Brisbane
Electoral district of North Brisbane
North Brisbane was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian 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...
.
Members for Town of South Brisbane
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Edmondstone George Edmondstone George Edmondstone was an alderman and mayor in the Brisbane Municipal Council. .-Personal life:George Edmondstone was born on 4 May 1809 in... |
Unaligned | 1873 - 1877 | |
| Albert John Hockings Albert John Hockings Albert John Hockings was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.-Personal life:Albert John Hockings was the son of Thomas Hockings and Jane Thorton... |
Unaligned | 1877 - 1878 | |