Wolston 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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 from 1972 to 1992.

First created for the 1972 state election, the district was based in the eastern part of Ipswich

Ipswich, Queensland

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, essentially replacing the abolished district of Ipswich East. Wolston was a safe seat for the Labor Party

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Wolston was abolished by the 1991 redistribution; the first redistribution undertaken to comply with the one vote one value

One vote one value

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 reforms. Its territory was largely divided between the new electorates of Bundambah

Electoral district of Bundamba

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 and Inala

Electoral district of Inala

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 with parts also added to the new district of Mount Ommaney

Electoral district of Mount Ommaney

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Members for Wolston

Member		Party	Term
	Evan Marginson Evan Marginson Evan Marginson was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1977, representing Ipswich East until 1972 and Wolston thereafter....	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1972–1977
	Bob Gibbs Bob Gibbs (Australian politician) Robert James "Bob" Gibbs is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1999, representing Wolston until 1992 and Bundamba thereafter....	Labor	1977–1992