Electoral district of Marodian

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Marodian
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
State Queensland
Created1950
Abolished1960
DemographicEastern Rural
Coordinates 25°55′S151°50′E / 25.917°S 151.833°E / -25.917; 151.833

The electoral district of Marodian was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1950 state election, and existed until the 1960 state election. [1]

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Marodian was centred on Gayndah and Goomeri, and incorporated parts of the former Isis and Wide Bay electorates. [1] It was named for Marodian Station, situated between Kilkivan and Brooweena. It replaced the Wide Bay electorate due to confusion between the previous state seat and the federal Division of Wide Bay. [2]

In 1960 Marodian was abolished, it was redistributed between the Barambah, Burnett and Isis electorates. [1]

Members for Marodian

The member for Marodian was: [3]

MemberPartyTerm
  James Heading Country 1950–1960

Election results

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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 (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "HOW THEY WORKED OUT THE NEW SEAT NAMES". The Courier-mail . No. 4008. Queensland, Australia. 30 September 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 8 August 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)