Electoral district of Woothakata

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Woothakata
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
State Queensland
Created1888
Abolished1912
Namesake Woothakata, Queensland
Coordinates 17°22′S145°23′E / 17.367°S 145.383°E / -17.367; 145.383 Coordinates: 17°22′S145°23′E / 17.367°S 145.383°E / -17.367; 145.383

The electoral district of Woothakata was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1888 colonial election, and existed until the 1912 state election. [1]

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Woothakata electorate covered the western Atherton Tableland and the total catchment area of the Mitchell River on lower Cape York Peninsula, including the towns of Chillagoe and Herberton. Woothakata was abolished in the 1911 redistribution being split into the existing electoral district of Cook (northern part), the new electoral district of Eacham (eastern part) and the new electoral district of Chillagoe (south-eastern part). [1]

Members for Woothakata

The members for Woothakata were: [1] [2]

MemberPartyTerm
William Little none19 May 1888 – 20 May 1893
  William Rawlings Labor 20 May 1893 – 11 Apr 1896
  John Newell Ministerial11 Apr 1896 – 11 Mar 1902
  Michael Woods Labor 11 Mar 1902 – 18 May 1907
 Ministerial18 May 1907 – 19 Nov 1907
 Opposition19 Nov 1907 – 18 Feb 1908
 Ministerial18 Feb 1908 – 29 Oct 1908
 Indep. Opposition29 Oct 1908 –   2 Oct 1909
  Ted Theodore Labor   2 Oct 1909 – 27 Apr 1912

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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)