Electoral district of Toowoomba
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The Electoral District of Toowoomba was an electoral district
Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts
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 of the Legislative Assembly
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 in the Australia
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n state of Queensland
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. It was created in 1912 when the old seat of Drayton & Toowoomba
Electoral district of Drayton & Toowoomba
Electoral District of Drayton and Toowoomba was the original seat for the urban settlement on the eastern Darling Downs. In 1912, it was redistributed into Drayton , Toowoomba and East Toowoomba ....

 split into Toowoomba, East Toowoomba
Electoral district of East Toowoomba
The Electoral District of East Toowoomba was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in 1912 when the old seat of Drayton & Toowoomba split into East Toowoomba, Toowoomba and Drayton...

 and Drayton. Toowoomba was removed by the 1960 redistribution.

The seat was based on the City 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...

.

The Member for Drayton & Toowoomba
Electoral district of Drayton & Toowoomba
Electoral District of Drayton and Toowoomba was the original seat for the urban settlement on the eastern Darling Downs. In 1912, it was redistributed into Drayton , Toowoomba and East Toowoomba ....

, James Tolmie successfully stood for election in Toowoomba in 1912 after the split.

The sitting member, Mervyn Anderson, successfully stood for election in the new seat of Toowoomba East
Electoral district of Toowoomba East
The Electoral district of Toowoomba East was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1960 redistribution and removed by the 1972 redistribution....

 in the 1960 election.

Members for Toowoomba

MemberPartyTerm
  James Tolmie Opposition 1912–1918
  Frank Brennan Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
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1918–1925
  Evan Llewellyn
Evan Llewellyn
Evan John Llewellyn was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Toowoomba in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1925 to 1929 and from 1932 to 1935....

Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
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1925–1929
  James Annand Country Party
National Party of Australia
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1929–1932
  Evan Llewellyn
Evan Llewellyn
Evan John Llewellyn was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Toowoomba in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1925 to 1929 and from 1932 to 1935....

Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
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1932–1935
  John Duggan Australian Labor Party
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1935–1957
  Mervyn Anderson Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
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1957–1960
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