Electoral district of Clermont

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Clermont
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State Queensland
Created1864
Abolished1910
Namesake Clermont, Queensland

Clermont was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. The electorate was based on the town of Clermont and surrounding areas.

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History

In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member: [1]

The first elections in these six electorates were held in 1865 (that is, during a parliamentary term and not as part of a general election across Queensland). The nomination date for the election in Clermont was 18 February 1865 and the election was held on 18 March 1865. [2]

The electoral district of Clermont was abolished in 1910 when the area was incorporated into the Electoral district of Leichhardt. [1]

Members

The following people represented this electorate: [3]

MemberPartyTerm
Sydney Beavan Davis 18 March 1865 – 18 August 1866
Roderick Travers 11 September 1866 (by-election) – 12 October 1866
George Edward Forbes 13 November 1866 (by-election) – 20 June 1867
Charles Fitzsimmons 1 July 1867 – 11 May 1868
John Scott 22 June 1868 (by-election) – 1 October 1868
Robert Travers Atkin 1 October 1868 – 29 January 1869
Oscar John De Satge 4 March 1869 (by-election) – 4 April 1870
John Robinson Benson 4 May 1870 (by-election) – 6 September 1870
Oscar John De Satge 6 September 1870 – 9 April 1872
Charles James Graham 30 April 1872 (by-election) – 4 January 1876
John Stevenson 4 February 1876 (by-election) – 22 November 1878
William Lambert Fowles 22 November 1878 – 1 March 1879
Henry Joseph Weld-Blundell 5 April 1879 (by-election) – 7 September 1883
Donald Smith Wallace 7 September 1883 – 5 May 1888
John Stevenson 5 May 1888 – 6 May 1893
John Michael Cross ALP6 May 1893 – 11 March 1899
Joe Lesina ALP11 March 1899 – 27 April 1912

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References

  1. 1 2 "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "Local and General News". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser . National Library of Australia. 19 January 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Coordinates: 22°49′0″S147°38′0″E / 22.81667°S 147.63333°E / -22.81667; 147.63333

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