Electoral district of East Toowoomba

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East Toowoomba
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
State Queensland
Created1912
Abolished1950

Electoral District of East Toowoomba was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in 1912 when the old seat of Drayton & Toowoomba split into East Toowoomba, Toowoomba and Drayton. East Toowoomba ceased to exist in 1950. [1]

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In the 1960 redistribution, a seat of Toowoomba East (along with Toowoomba West) was created that lasted until 1972.

When East Toowoomba was lost to redistribution, Sir Gordon Chalk contested the seat of Lockyer successfully.

Members for East Toowoomba

MemberPartyTerm
  Thomas Roberts Liberal; Opposition1912–1934
  James Annand Country 1934–1935
  James Kane Labor 1935–1938
  Herbert Yeates Country 1938–1945
  Les Wood Labor 1946–1947
  Gordon Chalk Liberal 1947–1950

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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 on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Coordinates: 27°34′12.82″S151°58′21.27″E / 27.5702278°S 151.9725750°E / -27.5702278; 151.9725750