Electoral district of Carpentaria

Carpentaria was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia.[1]

Carpentaria
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Dates current1888–1912,1932–1960
DemographicRural

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
MemberPartyTerm
 Edward Palmernone1888–1893
 George Phillipsnone1893–1896
 George Charles SimLabor1896–1899
 James ForsythMinisterial1899–1907
 Thomas NevittLabor1907–1912
Second incarnation 1932–1960
MemberPartyTerm
 John MullanLabor1932–1941
 Norm SmithLabor1941–1957
 QLP1957–1960

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Carpentaria

See also

References
  1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.