Electoral district of Cooroora
| Cooroora Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Queensland |
| Created | 1912 |
| Abolished | 1992 |
| Namesake | Mount Cooroora |
Cooroora was an
electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.[1]
It was based mainly on the area of the district of Wide Bay and named after Mount Cooroora, near the town of Pomona.
Cooroora was mainly a safe
Labor won in the 1989 election
landslide.
It was abolished in the 1991 redistribution under the Goss government, and its territory distributed between the new districts of Noosa and Maroochydore.
Members for Cooroora
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Walker | Liberal | 1912–1918 | |
| National | 1918–1920 | ||
Country
|
1920–1925 | ||
| CPNP | 1925–1936 | ||
Country
|
1936–1947 | ||
| David Low | Country
|
1947–1974 | |
| Gordon Simpson | National
|
1974–1989 | |
| Ray Barber | Labor
|
1989–1992 | |
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.