Electoral district of Darling Downs
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Darling Downs was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Queensland
. It was named for the Darling Downs region.
The district covered rural areas in southern Queensland to the immediate west and north of Toowoomba
, not including the city itself. Darling Downs included the towns of Dalby
, Oakey
and Crows Nest
. The electorate was first created for the 2001 election.
In 2008, Darling Downs was abolished–with effect at the 2009 state election
–following a redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. Its former territory and voters were divided between the districts of Warrego
, Nanango
, Toowoomba North
and a new seat called Condamine
.
An earlier district based in the same region was also called Darling Downs. It existed as a single member electorate from 1873 to 1878 and as a dual member electorate from 1878 to 1888.
Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts
This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state legislature for Queensland, Australia.-Districts in Far North Queensland:*Barron River*Cairns*Cook*Mulgrave*Dalrymple...
of the Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. It was named for the Darling Downs region.
The district covered rural areas in southern Queensland to the immediate west and north of Toowoomba
Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city...
, not including the city itself. Darling Downs included the towns of Dalby
Dalby, Queensland
Dalby is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junction of the Warrego, Moonie and Bunya Highways. Dalby is the administrative centre of the Western Downs Region and the centre of Australia's richest...
, Oakey
Oakey, Queensland
Oakey is a rural town situated in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. It is situated west of the state capital, Brisbane, and west of the regional city of Toowoomba. At the 2006 census, Oakey had a population of 3,657.-History:...
and Crows Nest
Crows Nest, Queensland
Crows Nest is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the New England Highway from the state capital, Brisbane and from the nearby city of Toowoomba within the Toowoomba Region local government area...
. The electorate was first created for the 2001 election.
In 2008, Darling Downs was abolished–with effect at the 2009 state election
Queensland state election, 2009
The Queensland state election was held to elect members to the unicameral Parliament of Queensland on 21 March 2009. The election saw the incumbent Labor government led by Premier Anna Bligh defeat the Liberal National Party of Queensland led by Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg, and gain a...
–following a redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. Its former territory and voters were divided between the districts of Warrego
Electoral district of Warrego
The district of Warrego is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The electorate lies in the extreme southwest of Queensland, running along the western part of the border with New South Wales...
, Nanango
Electoral district of Nanango
The district of Nanango is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.Nanango was the original seat of Sir Joh-Bjelke Petersen . In the 2006 legislative election, incumbent member Dorothy Pratt beat off a strong challenge by the late Bjelke-Petersen's son John to retain the seat...
, Toowoomba North
Electoral district of Toowoomba North
The district of Toowoomba North is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1972 redistribution...
and a new seat called Condamine
Electoral district of Condamine
The district of Condamine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Condamine takes in areas to the north-west, west and south of Toowoomba. It includes the towns of Dalby, Oakey, Pittsworth and Clifton. The district is named for the Condamine River...
.
An earlier district based in the same region was also called Darling Downs. It existed as a single member electorate from 1873 to 1878 and as a dual member electorate from 1878 to 1888.
Members for Darling Downs
| Single member electorate (1873–1878) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Edward Wienholt | Unaligned | 1873–1875 | |
| William Graham | Unaligned | 1875–1878 | |
| Dual member electorate (1878–1888) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | William Miles | Unaligned | 1878–1887 | Francis Kates | Ministerialist | 1878–1881 | |||
| William Allan | Unaligned | 1881–1883 | |||||||||
| |
Francis Kates | Ministerialist | 1883–1888 | ||||||||
| William Allan | Unaligned | 1887–1888 | |||||||||
| Second incarnation (2001–2009) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Ray Hopper Ray Hopper Raymond Gordon Hopper is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2001. Originally elected as an independent in 2001, he joined the National Party later that year and the Liberal National Party in 2008... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
2001 | |
| National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is... |
2001–2008 | ||
| Liberal National | 2008–2009 | ||
See also
- Division of Darling DownsDivision of Darling DownsThe Division of Darling Downs was an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created at Federation in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It was abolished in 1984 when it was replaced by the Division of Groom...
- Electoral district of Darling Downs (New South Wales)Electoral district of Darling Downs (New South Wales)Darling Downs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from July 1859 to December 1859, representing the Darling Downs, prior to the establishment of Queensland. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters having two votes...