Electoral district of Drayton and Toowoomba
| Drayton and Toowoomba Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Queensland |
| Dates current | 1860-1873; 1878-1912 |
| Namesake | Drayton and Toowoomba |
Electoral District of Drayton and Toowoomba was the original seat for the urban settlement on the eastern Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.
History
Drayton and Toowoomba had 2 incarnations: 1859 to 1873 and 1878 to 1912.[1]
Its first incarnation was as one of original sixteen electorates created in 1859, when Queensland became an independent colony. It was represented by one member. In 1873, its name was changed to electoral district of Toowoomba.[1]
Its second incarnation was in 1878, when Toowoomba was renamed back to Drayton and Toowoomba. It became a 2-member electorate at that time. In 1912, it was redistributed into Drayton (1912–1927), Toowoomba (1912–1960) and East Toowoomba (1912–1950).[1]
The seat is notable for Member and perennial Toowoomba Mayor William Henry Groom who went on to be the region's representative at the first Commonwealth Parliament in 1901.[2]
Members for Drayton and Toowoomba
The table of members elected in Drayton and Toowoomba appears below.[2]
- First incarnation
| Single member electorate (1860–1873) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Watts | Unaligned | 1860–1862 | |
| William Henry Groom | Unaligned | 1862–1873 | |
- Second incarnation
| Dual member electorate (1878–1912) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
| William Henry Groom | Unaligned | 1878–1901 | George Davenport | Unaligned | 1878–1881 | ||
| Robert Aland | Unaligned | 1881–1893 | |||||
| John Fogarty | Labor/Opposition | 1893–1904 | |||||
| James Tolmie | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1901–1907 | |||||
| Edward Smart | Labor | 1904–1907 | |||||
| Vernon Redwood | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1907–1909 | Thomas Roberts | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1907–1912 | ||
| James Tolmie | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1909–1912 | |||||
See also
- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
- 1 2 3 "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2012" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
Coordinates: 27°35′23.25″S 151°55′53.47″E / 27.5897917°S 151.9315194°E