Electoral district of Nundah

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Nundah
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
State Queensland
Created1888
Abolished1992
Namesake Nundah, Queensland

Nundah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 to 1992. [1]

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The district was based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. At the time of its abolition it included the suburbs of Nundah, Eagle Farm, Hendra and Toombul.

History

In the 1904 Queensland state election, the sitting Ministerialist Thomas Bridges faced a formidable opponent in the person of Sir Arthur Rutledge. Rutledge had been a Wesleyan minister in New England and solicitor in Brisbane, before entering the Queensland parliament, where he rose to the office of Attorney-General and accepted a knighthood in 1903. As part of his strategy to become Premier, Rutledge decided to not to recontest his seat of Maranoa but rather contest an electorate closer to Brisbane, and chose the semi-rural seat of Nundah which, he assumed, would be easily won by a man of his political experience, especially as it was already held by a fellow Ministerialist. Many large business houses backed Rutledge, as did the editor of the Brisbane Courier (Rutledge's son-in-law Charles Brunsdon Fletcher was the editor of the Brisbane Courier until 1903). [2] His public meetings were packed with prominent religious and political leaders, in contrast to a low-key campaign run by Bridges based on his community service and commitment to keep the cost of railway tickets low. Contrary to every prediction, Bridges won the election by 253 votes. This humiliating loss ended Rutledge's political career, and he accepted an appointment as district judge. [3] [4]

Members for Nundah

MemberPartyTerm
  George Agnew Conservative1888–1890
 Ministerial1890–1896
  Thomas Bridges Ministerial1896–1903
 Liberal1903–1907
  Kidstonites 1907
  Richard Sumner Kidstonites 1907–1909
 Independent Opposition1909
  Thomas Bridges Liberal 1909–1916
  National 1916–1918
  Hubert Sizer National 1918–1923
  William Kelso United Party1923–1925
  Country and Progressive National 1925–1932
  John Hayes Labor 1932–1947
  Frank Roberts Labor 1947–1953
 Independent1953–1956
  Jim Hadley Labor 1956–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1957
  William Knox Liberal 1957–1989
  Phil Heath Labor 1989–1991
  Terry Sullivan Labor 1991–1992

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.
  2. "Courier Mail Brisbane Newspaper History". Brisbane History. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. Outridge, Margaret, ed. (1989), 150 years : Nundah families, 1838–1988, Nundah Historic Cemetery Preservation Association, ISBN   978-0-7316-6048-3
  4. "OFFICIAL DECLARATION AT NUNDAH". The Brisbane Courier . National Library of Australia. 31 August 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2015.