Electoral district of Darling Downs (Queensland)

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Darling Downs
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
State Queensland
Dates current1873–1888; 2001–2009
Namesake Darling Downs

Darling Downs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was named for the Darling Downs region. [1]

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The district covered rural areas in southern Queensland to the immediate west and north of Toowoomba, not including the city itself. Darling Downs included the towns of Dalby, Oakey and Crows Nest. The electorate was first created for the 2001 election.

In 2008, Darling Downs was abolished – with effect at the 2009 election – following a redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. Its former territory and voters were divided between the districts of Warrego, Nanango, Toowoomba North and a new seat called Condamine.

An earlier district based in the same region was also called Darling Downs. It existed as a single member electorate from 1873 to 1878 and as a dual member electorate from 1878 to 1888.

Members for Darling Downs

First incarnation (1873–1888)

Single member electorate (1873–1878)

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  Edward Wienholt - Queensland politician.png Edward Wienholt Ministerialist 4 November 1873
1 February 1875
Resigned so he could travel to Europe
  William Graham member of the Queensland Parliament.tiff William Graham Unaligned23 March 1875 –
26 November 1878
Won by-election. Did not contest 1878 election

Dual member electorate (1878–1888)

ImageMemberPartyTermNotesImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  StateLibQld 1 44999 Politician and grazier William Miles, Brisbane, 1877.jpg William Miles Oppositionist 26 November 1878
22 August 1887
Died in office  StateLibQld 1 99180 Francis Kates who was the first Mayor of Allora, 1869.jpg Francis Kates Ministerialist 26 November 1878
1 November 1881
Resigned
  William Allan in his military uniform, circa 1890s.tiff William Allan Conservative 29 November 1881 –
1 October 1883
Won by-election. Did not contest 1883 election [2]
  StateLibQld 1 99180 Francis Kates who was the first Mayor of Allora, 1869.jpg Francis Kates Ministerialist 1 October 1883
4 May 1888
  William Allan in his military uniform, circa 1890s.tiff William Allan Conservative 6 September 1887 –
4 May 1888
Won by-election

Second incarnation (2001–2009)

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  3x4.svg Ray Hopper Independent 17 February 2001
December 2001
Joined National Party and later its successor, the Liberal National Party. Moved to Condamine after Darling Downs was abolished
  National December 2001 –
26 July 2008
  Liberal National 26 July 2008 –
21 March 2009

Election results

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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. "[By Electric Telegraph.]". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser . National Library of Australia. 9 August 1883. p. 2. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

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