Electoral district of Rockhampton

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Rockhampton
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Rockhampton.pdf
Electoral map of Rockhampton 2017
State Queensland
Dates current1865–1960; 1972–present
MP Barry O'Rourke
Party Labor
Namesake Rockhampton
Electors 36,524 (2020)
Area174 km2 (67.2 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates 23°24′S150°28′E / 23.400°S 150.467°E / -23.400; 150.467 Coordinates: 23°24′S150°28′E / 23.400°S 150.467°E / -23.400; 150.467
Electorates around Rockhampton:
Mirani Mirani Keppel
Mirani Rockhampton Mirani
Mirani Mirani Mirani
Electoral district of Rockhampton, 1865 Electoral district of Rockhampton.tif
Electoral district of Rockhampton, 1865
Electoral map of Rockhampton 2008 QLD - Rockhampton 2008.png
Electoral map of Rockhampton 2008

Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. [1]

Contents

Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying developed areas, including the community of Gracemere.

History

In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member:

The first elections in these six electorates were held in 1865 (that is, during a parliamentary term and not as part of a general election across Queensland). The nomination date for the election in Rockhampton was 30 January 1865 and the election was held on 1 February 1865. [2]

Members for Rockhampton

First incarnation (1865–1960)
1865–1878, 1 member
MemberTerm
Charles Fitzsimmons 1865–1867
Thomas Henry FitzGerald 1867
Archibald Archer 1867–1869
Henry Milford 1869–1870
Alexander Fyfe 1870–1873
Charles Hardie Buzacott 1873–1877
John MacFarlane 1877–1878
1878–1912, 2 members
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  William Rea  1878–1881  Thomas Macdonald-Paterson  1878–1883
  John Ferguson Griffith1881–1888  William Higson Griffith1883–1888
  Archibald Archer Independent1888–1896  William Pattison Conservative1888–1893
  George Curtis Independent1893–1902
  William Kidston Labour 1896–1907
  Kenneth Grant Labour 1902–1907
  Kidstonites 1907–1909  Kidstonites 1907–1909
Liberal 1909–1911 Liberal 1909–1912
  John Adamson Labour 1911–1912
1912–1960, 1 member
MemberPartyTerm
  John Adamson Labor 1912–1916
  Independent 1916–1917
  Frank Forde Labor 1917–1922
  George Farrell Labor 1923–1929
  Thomas Dunlop Independent 1929–1932
  James Larcombe Labor 1932–1956
  Mick Gardner Labor 1956–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1960
Second incarnation (1972–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Keith Wright Labor 1972–1984
  Paul Braddy Labor 1985–1995
  Robert Schwarten Labor 1995–2012
  Bill Byrne Labor 2012–2017
  Barry O'Rourke Labor 2017–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Rockhampton.[ edit ]
2020 Queensland state election: Rockhampton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Barry O'Rourke 13,28944.32+12.58
Liberal National Tony Hopkins7,11823.74+5.89
One Nation Torin O'Brien3,71412.39−9.00
Independent Dominic Doblo2,0426.81+6.81
Legalise Cannabis Laura Barnard1,1893.97+3.97
Katter's Australian Christian Shepherd1,1513.84+3.84
Greens Mick Jones1,0253.42−2.07
Informed Medical Options Yvette Saxon3281.09+1.09
United Australia Paul Crangle1300.43+0.43
Total formal votes29,98695.27−0.45
Informal votes1,4894.73+0.45
Turnout 31,47586.18−2.78
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry O'Rourke 17,57958.62+3.43
Liberal National Tony Hopkins12,40741.38+41.38
Labor hold 
Primary vote results in Rockhampton (Second Incarnation) (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal National
  Country/National
  Liberal
  One Nation
  Katter's Australian
  City Country Alliance
  Greens
  Family First
  Queensland Labor
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Rockhampton (Second Incarnation)

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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. ↑ "Local and General News". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser . National Library of Australia. 19 January 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. ↑ 2020 State General Election – Rockhampton – District Summary, ECQ.
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