Electoral district of Carpentaria
Carpentaria Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Queensland |
Dates current | 1888–1912,1932–1960 |
Demographic | Rural |
Carpentaria was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia.[1]
History
Carpentaria was created by the Electoral Districts Act of 1887, taking effect at the 1888 elections.[1] It was based in far northern Queensland.[1]
Carpentaria was abolished at the 1912 elections, split into Electoral district of Burke and Electoral district of Cook.[1] Carpentaria was recreated at the 1932 elections, replacing Flinders.
Members
The following people were elected in the seat of Carpentaria:[1][2]
First incarnation 1888–1912 | ||||
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Member | Party | Term | ||
Edward Palmer | none | 1888–1893 | ||
George Phillips | none | 1893–1896 | ||
George Charles Sim | Labor |
1896–1899 | ||
James Forsyth | Ministerial | 1899–1907 | ||
Thomas Nevitt | Labor |
1907–1912 |
Second incarnation 1932–1960 | ||||
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Member | Party | Term | ||
John Mullan | Labor |
1932–1941 | ||
Norm Smith | Labor |
1941–1957 | ||
QLP | 1957–1960 |
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.
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