Electoral district of Fassifern

Coordinates: 27°57′37″S 152°34′46″E / 27.9604°S 152.5794°E / -27.9604; 152.5794
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Fassifern
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1873
Abolished1992
NamesakeFassifern Valley

Fassifern was an

electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1992.[1]

It was based on the area south of

Brisbane area. It was named after the Fassifern Valley
.

Fassifern was a safe

Goss government, and was largely replaced by the new district of Beaudesert
.

Members for Fassifern

Member Party Term
  George Thorn 1873–1874
John Thorn 1874–1878
de Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse 1878–1883
Alfred Midgley 1883–1887
George Thorn 1887–1888
William Salkeld 1888–1893
George Thorn 1893–1902
Thomas Murray-Prior Opposition 1902
Charles Moffatt Jenkinson Opposition 1903–1909
Arnold Wienholt Liberal 1909–1913
Ernest Bell Liberal 1913–1918
National 1918–1920
Country
1920–1922
United
1922–1925
CPNP 1925–1930
Arnold Wienholt
Independent
1930–1935
Alf Muller
CPNP 1935–1936
Country
1936–1961
Independent
1961–1965
Country
1965–1969
Selwyn Muller
Country
1969–1974
National
1974–1983
Kev Lingard
National
1983–1992

Election results

See also

References

27°57′37″S 152°34′46″E / 27.9604°S 152.5794°E / -27.9604; 152.5794