Electoral district of Toowoomba East

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Toowoomba East
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State Queensland
Created1960
Abolished1972
Namesake Toowoomba

The Electoral district of Toowoomba East was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1960 redistribution and removed by the 1972 redistribution. [1]

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The seat was based on the City of Toowoomba.

The member for Toowoomba, Mervyn Anderson successfully stood for election in Toowoomba East in 1960 after his previous seat was lost in the redistribution.

The sitting member, Peter Wood, successfully stood for election in the new seat of Toowoomba South in the 1972 election.

Members for Toowoomba East

The members for Toowoomba East were: [2]

MemberPartyTerm
  Mervyn Anderson Liberal   3 Nov 1960 – 28 May 1966
  Peter Wood Labor 28 May 1966 – 27 May 1972

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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)
  2. ↑ "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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Coordinates: 27°34′13″S151°58′21″E / 27.57028°S 151.97250°E / -27.57028; 151.97250

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