Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1867–1868

This is a list of members of the Queensland 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...

from 1867 to 1868, as elected at the 1867 state elections.

Name	Electorate	Term in office
Archibald Archer	Rockhampton Electoral district of Rockhampton The district of Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying...	1867–1869; 1878–1886; 1888–1896
Joshua Peter Bell Joshua Peter Bell Sir Joshua Peter Bell K.C.M.G. was a pastoralist and parliamentarian from Queensland, Australia. His eldest son was barrister and parliamentarian Joshua Thomas Bell.-Early life:...	West Moreton Electoral district of West Moreton (Queensland) West Moreton was the name of two incarnations of an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The original district, named for the region it covered, took in all of the Brisbane River catchment area as well as Ipswich and Laidley, bordering New South Wales...	1862–1879
Henry Challinor	Ipswich Electoral district of Ipswich The district of Ipswich is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Brisbane River, west of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland...	1861–1868
George Clark	Warwick Electoral district of Warwick Warwick was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 2001. It centred on the town of Warwick....	1867–1868
John Douglas John Douglas (Queensland politician) John Douglas CMG was an Anglo-Australian politician and Premier of Queensland.Douglas was born in London, the seventh son of Henry Alexander Douglas and his wife Elizabeth Dalzell, daughter of the Earl of Carnwarth...	Eastern Downs	1863–1866; 1867–1868; 1875–1880
Gilbert Eliott	Wide Bay	1860–1870
Thomas Henry FitzGerald Thomas Henry FitzGerald Thomas Henry FitzGerald was a pioneer in sugar cane farming in the early days of the colony of Queensland, Australia. He was a politician, first in New Zealand, then in Queensland. His descendants went on to become notable names in Queensland politics, business and law...	Rockhampton Electoral district of Rockhampton The district of Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying... Kennedy	1867–1869; 1873–1875
Charles Fitzsimmons	Clermont	1860–1861, 1865–1868
Arthur Francis	East Moreton Electoral district of East Moreton (Queensland) East Moreton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1878.The district took in the south-east corner of the state, south of Brisbane and Ipswich. It was a dual member electorate from 1860 to 1873 and a single member electorate from...	1867–1870
James Garrick	East Moreton Electoral district of East Moreton (Queensland) East Moreton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1878.The district took in the south-east corner of the state, south of Brisbane and Ipswich. It was a dual member electorate from 1860 to 1873 and a single member electorate from...	1867–1868; 1877–1883
William Henry Groom	Drayton and Toowoomba	1862–1901
Edward Lamb	Mitchell	1867–1869
Charles Lilley Charles Lilley Sir Charles Lilley was a Premier and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland. He had a significant influence on the form and spirit of state education in colonial Queensland which lasted well into the twentieth century.Lilley was born at Newcastle on Tyne, England, the son of Thomas...	Fortitude Valley	1860–1873
Arthur Macalister Arthur Macalister Arthur Macalister, CMG was three times Premier of Queensland, Australia.-Early life:Macalister was born in Glasgow, Scotland, son of John Macalister, a cabinet maker, and his wife Mary, née Scoullar. Macalister was educated in Glasgow and emigrated to Australia with his wife Elizabeth Wallace née...	Ipswich Electoral district of Ipswich The district of Ipswich is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Brisbane River, west of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland...	1860–1871; 1872–1876
Robert Mackenzie	Burnett Electoral district of Burnett The district of Burnett is an electoral division of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in central Queensland, Australia.It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions around Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water,...	1860–1869
William Miles	Maranoa	1864–1873; 1874–1875; 1876–1887
John Murphy	Ipswich Electoral district of Ipswich The district of Ipswich is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Brisbane River, west of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland...	1867–1870
Graham Mylne	Warrego Electoral district of Warrego The district of Warrego is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The electorate lies in the extreme southwest of Queensland, running along the western part of the border with New South Wales...	1867–1868
Kevin O'Doherty	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...	1867–1873
Patrick O'Sullivan	West Moreton Electoral district of West Moreton (Queensland) West Moreton was the name of two incarnations of an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The original district, named for the region it covered, took in all of the Brisbane River catchment area as well as Ipswich and Laidley, bordering New South Wales...	1860–1863; 1867–1868; 1876–1883; 1888–1893
Hon 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...	Port Curtis Electoral district of Port Curtis Port Curtis was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1992.The district was centred on the regional city of Gladstone. In 1992, it was renamed Gladstone.-Members for Port Curtis:...	1866–1881
Ratcliffe Pring	Burnett Electoral district of Burnett The district of Burnett is an electoral division of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in central Queensland, Australia.It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions around Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water,...	1860–1862; 1863–1866; 1867–1872; 1873–1874; 1878–1879
Alexander Pritchard	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...	1867–1868
Theophilus Parsons Pugh Theophilus Parsons Pugh Theophilus Parsons Pugh was an Australian journalist, newspaper editor, politician, publisher and public servant, as well as the editor-in-chief of the Moreton Bay Courier, later the Brisbane Courier from 1860 to 1863....	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...	1863–1869
Robert Ramsay	Western Downs Electoral district of Western Downs Western Downs refers to two incarnations of an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland, based in the western part of the Darling Downs.The original district existed from 1860 to 1873 and elected two members...	1867–1873
Charles Royds	Leichhardt Electoral district of Leichhardt (Queensland) Leichhardt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian 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...	1860–1864; 1868–1872
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...	Leichhardt Electoral district of Leichhardt (Queensland) Leichhardt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian 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...	1864–1868; 1872–1875
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:...	Leichhardt Electoral district of Leichhardt (Queensland) Leichhardt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian 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...	1863–1870
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...	Clermont	1868, 1870–1888
Thomas Stephens	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...	1863–1875
James Taylor	Western Downs Electoral district of Western Downs Western Downs refers to two incarnations of an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland, based in the western part of the Darling Downs.The original district existed from 1860 to 1873 and elected two members...	1860–1870
George Thorn George Thorn George Henry Thorn was a Premier of Queensland, Australia.Thorn was born in Sydney, New South Wales, a son of George Thorn, one of the founders of the city of Ipswich and a member of the first Queensland legislative assembly. He was schooled at The King's School, Parramatta and the University of...	West Moreton Electoral district of West Moreton (Queensland) West Moreton was the name of two incarnations of an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The original district, named for the region it covered, took in all of the Brisbane River catchment area as well as Ipswich and Laidley, bordering New South Wales...	1867–1874; 1876–1878; 1879–1883; 1887–1888; 1893–1902
Henry Thorn	Northern Downs	1867–1868; 1873–1876
William Henry Walsh William Henry Walsh William Henry Walsh Queensland squatter and politician. Member of New South Wales' Legislative Assembly 1859-1860, member of Queensland's Legislative Assembly from 1865–1878 and Queensland’s Legislative Council from 1879-1888...	Maryborough Electoral district of Maryborough The district of Maryborough is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district is centred on the regional city of Maryborough and takes in other surrounding communities....	1865–1878

At the 1867 election, Thomas Henry FitzGerald

Thomas Henry FitzGerald

Thomas Henry FitzGerald was a pioneer in sugar cane farming in the early days of the colony of Queensland, Australia. He was a politician, first in New Zealand, then in Queensland. His descendants went on to become notable names in Queensland politics, business and law...

stood as a candidate and won in two seats: Rockhampton

Electoral district of Rockhampton

The district of Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying...

(11 July) and Kennedy (19 July). He resigned Rockhampton immediately, and Archibald Archer was returned unopposed on 27 July.

On 11 May 1868, Charles Fitzsimmons, the member for Leichhardt

Electoral district of Leichhardt (Queensland)

Leichhardt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian 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...

, resigned. 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...

won the resulting by-election on 22 June 1868.

On 11 May 1868, 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...

, the member for Leichhardt

Electoral district of Leichhardt (Queensland)

, resigned. Edmund's brother, Charles Royds, won the resulting by-election on 29 June 1868.

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