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The 1888 Queensland colonial election was held between 28 April and 26 May 1988 to elect all members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
The election was a decisive defeat for Samuel Griffith's Liberals, with Thomas McIlwraith's Conservatives (also called Nationalists) becoming ascendant.
The Labour Party contested its first election, winning one seat. [1]
Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day. [2]
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the King and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral state legislature in the country since the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, was abolished in 1922. The Legislative Assembly sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Brisbane.
George Henry Thorn (junior) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Premier of Queensland, Australia.
Cook is an electoral district in Queensland, Australia.
This is a list of members of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1888 to 1893, as elected at the 1888 colonial election held between 28 April 1888 and 26 May 1888.
This is a list of members of the 9th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1883 to 1888, as elected at the 1883 colonial elections held between 10 August 1883 and 30 October 1883.
Berkeley Basil Moreton, 4th Earl of Ducie, was a British peer and a politician and pastoralist in Australia. He was a Member of both the Queensland Legislative Assembly and the Queensland Legislative Council.
Wide Bay was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.
Elections were held in the colony of Queensland between 27 April 1860 to 11 May 1860 to elect all 26 members of the colony's Legislative Assembly. It was conducted in nine single-member constituencies, four two-member constituencies, and three three-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system. Suffrage was limited to men who owned property. The electorates were also malapportioned to favour pastoral districts. This was the first election after the separation of Queensland in December 1859.
Bulloo was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.
Herbert was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.
Burrum was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia.
Cambooya was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia.
Carpentaria was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia.
The electoral district of Murilla was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia.
The electoral district of Woolloongabba was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia.
James Lalor (1829–1922) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.
William Stephens (1857–1925) was a businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.
Charles Lumley Hill was a pastoralist, businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
John Stevenson was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Matthew Roberton Battersby was a politician in Queensland, Australia.
