Western Downs refers to two incarnations of an electoral district

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, based in the western part of the Darling Downs.

The original district existed from 1860 to 1873 and elected two members. More recently, Western Downs was a single member electorate that was first contested in 1992 and abolished in 2001.

Members for Western Downs

First incarnation (1860–1873, two members)

Member

Party

Term

James Taylor

Unaligned

1860–1870

John Watts

Unaligned

1864–1867

Robert Ramsay

Unaligned

1867–1873

Edward Wienholt

Unaligned

1870–1873

Second incarnation (1992–2001, one member)
Member		Party	Term
	Brian Littleproud Brian Littleproud Brian George Littleproud is a former Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 2001, representing Condamine until 1992 and Western Downs thereafter....	National Party of Australia 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...	1992–2001