Electoral district of Aubigny
| Aubigny Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Queensland |
| Created | 1873 |
| Abolished | 1972 |
| Demographic | Southern Rural |
| Coordinates | 27°31′S 151°39′E / 27.517°S 151.650°E |
The electoral district of Aubigny was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1873 colonial election, and existed until the 1972 state election.[1]
Based in the
Its most notable member was Arthur Edward Moore, member from 1915 until 1941 and Premier of Queensland from 1929 to 1932.
History
The seat's boundaries changed at a number of redistributions, but remained a seat in the rural hinterland between
At the 1923 election, Drayton was abolished and over two successive redistributions, Aubigny both moved closer to Toowoomba and further west. However, at the 1935 election, with a new seat of
The final incarnation of Aubigny, beginning from the 1960 election, was a seat to the west and north-west of Toowoomba which included the entire town of Dalby within its boundaries for the first time.[2]
Members for Aubigny
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Wilmot Pechey | 1873–1877 | ||
| Patrick Perkins | Conservative | 1877–1884 | |
| James Campbell | Conservative | 1884–1893 | |
| William Lovejoy | Opposition | 1893–1894 | |
William Thorn
|
Opposition | 1894–1904 | |
| John O'Brien | Labor
|
1904–1907 | |
| Donald McIntyre | Kidstonites | 1907–1908 | |
| William Thorn | Farmer's Rep. | 1908–1909 | |
| Liberal | 1909–1912 | ||
| Alfred James Luke | Liberal | 1912–1915 | |
| Arthur Edward Moore | Farmers' Union
|
1915–1917 | |
| National | 1917–1919 | ||
Country
|
1919–1925 | ||
| Country and Progressive National | 1925–1936 | ||
Country
|
1936–1941 | ||
| Jim Sparkes | Country
|
1941–1960 | |
| Les Diplock | Queensland Labor | 1960–1962 | |
| Democratic Labor | 1962–1972 | ||
Election results
See also
- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
- Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Queensland Government Gazettes: 1909, p.553; 1915, p.1104; 1929, p.1005; 1932, p.1517; 1947, p.927; 1950; p.1182; 1960, p.1911. Maps in Waterson, D.B. Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament, 1930-1980 Canberra: ANU Press (1982).