Electoral district of Townsville South

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Townsville South
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
State Queensland
Created1960
Abolished1986
Namesake Townsville

Townsville South was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1960 to 1986. [1]

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It covered the southern suburbs of the North Queensland city of Townsville, largely replacing the abolished district of Mundingburra.

Townsville South was abolished in the 1985 redistribution, and its territory mostly transferred to the new district of Townsville East. [2]

Members for Townsville South

MemberPartyTerm
  Tom Aikens NQLP 1960–1977
  Alex Wilson ALP 1977–1986

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. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)