Municipality of Queenstown

Municipality of Queenstown Tasmania
Established	1907
Abolished	1986
Council seat	Queenstown
Region	West Coast
State electorate(s)	Darwin (1909–1955) Braddon (1955–1986)
Federal division(s)	Darwin (until 1955) Braddon (from 1955)
LGAs around Municipality of Queenstown: Zeehan Zeehan Zeehan Strahan Municipality of Queenstown Gormanston Strahan Gormanston Gormanston

The Municipality of Queenstown was a local government area of Tasmania, Australia, which existed until 1986 and was governed by the Queenstown Municipal Council. The municipality ceased to exist when it was amalgamated alongside the Municipality of Gormanston to create the Municipality of Lyell. ^[1]

The municipality included the townships of Queenstown and Lynchford. It was located in the West Coast region and is now a part of the West Coast Council.

History

The Queenstown Town Board, which governed the Town of Queenstown, was a local government authority which existed from 1897 under the Town Boards Act in Queenstown prior to the municipality's proclamation. ^{[2] [3]}

The Municipality of Queenstown was one of the many councils either created or reformed by the Local Government Act (1906).

In 1986, the municipalities of Queenstown and Gormanston were amalgamated to create the Municipality of Lyell.

In 1993 Lyell, along with the Zeehan and Strahan, were further amalgamated to create the West Coast Council.

Council

Queenstown Municipal Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1907 (1907)
Disbanded	1986 (1986)
Preceded by	Queenstown Town Board
Succeeded by	Lyell Municipal Council
Elections
Voting system	3 multi-member wards electing a single member at a time via first-past-the-post
First election	1907
Last election	1984?

Election results

1909

January 1909 North Ward by-election ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Wakeford	106	76.8
	Independent	James Campbell	32	23.2
Total formal votes			138
Informal votes
Registered electors			~555
Turnout
	J. Wakeford gain from E. Dowlings		Swing

June 1909 North Ward by-election ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles Grubb	85	60.7
	Independent	M. Donnelly	40	28.6
	Independent	James Campbell	15	10.7	−12.5
Total formal votes			140
Informal votes
Turnout
	Charles Grubb gain from		Swing

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 Tasmanian local elections § Queenstown results.[ edit ]

1913 Tasmanian local elections: North Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cr. M. Donnelly
	Independent	Chas. Grub
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1913 Tasmanian local elections: Central Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Carvel
	Independent	James Sheehan
	Independent	John Fraser
	Independent	George Berry
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1913 Tasmanian local elections: South Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cr. Alfred Webb
	Independent	Joseph Briggs
	Independent	James Campbell
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1913 Tasmanian local elections: South Ward extraordinary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles Evans
	Independent	Thomas Cook
	Independent	George Phillips
	Independent	James Coxall
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	gain from

References

1. "Queenstown Municipal Council TA128 [Records]". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
2. "THE BOUNDARIES OF QUEENSTOWN". The Mount Lyell Standard and Strahan Gazette. 5 June 1897. p. 4. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
3. "The Queenstown Town Board Loan Act 1903 (3 Edw VII, No 35)". Tasmanian Numbered Acts. 23 December 1903. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
4. "QUEENSTOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 27 January 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
5. "QUEENSTOWN. COUNCIL ELECTION". Zeehan and Dundas Herald. 14 January 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
6. "ELECTION NOTICES QUEENSTOWN MUNICIPAL ELECTION. TO THIS RATEPAYERS OF THE NORTH WARD". Zeehan and Dundas Herald. 14 January 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
7. "QUEENSTOWN. MUNICIPAL ELECTION". Zeehan and Dundas Herald. 27 January 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
8. "QUEENSTOWN MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION". The Mercury. 10 June 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
9. "TO-MORROWS ELECTION". Zeehan and Dundas Herald. 8 June 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
10. "ELECTION NOTICES. MUNICIPAL ELECTION . NORTH WARD. YOUR VOTE AND INTEREST is solicited for ... CHAS. GRUBB". Zeehan and Dundas Herald. 8 June 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
11. "JAMES CAMPBELL, will ADDRESS THREE MEETINGS TO-NIGHT". Zeehan and Dundas Herald. 8 June 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 1 August 2025.

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