Electoral district of Drayton and Toowoomba

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Drayton and Toowoomba
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State Queensland
Dates current1860-1873; 1878-1912
Namesake Drayton and Toowoomba

Electoral District of Drayton and Toowoomba was the original seat for the urban settlement on the eastern Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.

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History

Drayton and Toowoomba had 2 incarnations: 1859 to 1873 and 1878 to 1912. [1]

Its first incarnation was as one of original sixteen electorates created in 1859, when Queensland became an independent colony. It was represented by one member. In 1873, its name was changed to electoral district of Toowoomba. [1]

Its second incarnation was in 1878, when Toowoomba was renamed back to Drayton and Toowoomba. It became a 2-member electorate at that time. In 1912, it was redistributed into Drayton (1912–1927), Toowoomba (1912–1960) and East Toowoomba (1912–1950). [1]

The seat is notable for Member and perennial Toowoomba Mayor William Henry Groom who went on to be the region's representative at the first Commonwealth Parliament in 1901. [2]

Members for Drayton and Toowoomba

The table of members elected in Drayton and Toowoomba appears below. [2]

First incarnation
Single member electorate (1860–1873)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Watts Unaligned1860–1862
  William Henry Groom Unaligned1862–1873
Second incarnation
Dual member electorate (1878–1912)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  William Henry Groom Unaligned1878–1901  George Davenport Unaligned1878–1881
  Robert Aland Unaligned1881–1893
  John Fogarty Labor/Opposition1893–1904
  James Tolmie Ministerialist/Opposition1901–1907
  Edward Smart Labor 1904–1907
  Vernon Redwood Ministerialist/Opposition1907–1909  Thomas Roberts Ministerialist/Opposition1907–1912
  James Tolmie Ministerialist/Opposition1909–1912

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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