Electoral district of Leichhardt, Queensland (New South Wales)
| Leichhardt New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Created | July 1859 |
| Abolished | December 1859 |
Leichhardt was an electoral district, located in the
Port Curtis (Gladstone). It was abolished in December 1859 as a result of the separation of Queensland.[1][2][3]
The district is one of 4 seats named after Ludwig Leichhardt. The Legislative Assembly of Queensland was established in 1860 and the central Queensland area continued to be part of a district named Leichhardt, until that district was abolished in 1932.[4] New South Wales created the Electoral district of Leichhardt, based on the eponymous suburb in Sydney.[5] The division of Leichhardt, a seat in the Australian House of Representatives was created in 1949.
Members for Leichhardt
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Walsh | None | July - December 1859 | |
Election results
Elections in the 1850s
1859
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Walsh (elected) | unopposed | ||
References
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1859 Leichhardt". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Henry Walsh (1823–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Leichhardt". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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