Electoral district of Toowong

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Toowong
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
State Queensland
Created1888
Abolished1992
Namesake Toowong

Toowong was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 to 1992. It was centred on the Northern Brisbane suburb of Toowong. [1]

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Redistributions over the years extended Toowong toward Mt Coot-tha and Moggill, and it shrank back toward the populated areas when Mt Coot-tha was given its own district. [2]

Toowong was abolished in the 1991 redistribution, and its territories were absorbed into the districts of Mt Coot-tha and Indooroopilly.

Members for Toowong

MemberPartyTerm
  Theodore Unmack 1888–1893
Matthew Reid Labour 1893–1896
Thomas Finney Ministerialist1896–1900
Edward Macartney Ministerialist1900–1908
Richard John Cottell Ministerialist1908–1911
Edward Macartney Liberal 1911–1918
National 1918–1920
James Maxwell National 1920–1922
United 1922–1925
CPNP 1925–1938
Harry Massey United Australia 1938–1944
Charles Wanstall QPP 1944–1950
Alan Munro Liberal 1950–1966
Charles Porter Liberal 1966–1980
Ian Prentice Liberal 1980–1983
Earle Bailey National 1983–1986
Denver Beanland Liberal 1986–1992

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 on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)