Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1904–1907

This is a list of members of the Queensland 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...

from 1904 to 1907, as elected at the 1904 state election.

At the start of the period, the state was governed by a coalition of a Liberal group led by Arthur Morgan

Arthur Morgan (Queensland politician)

Sir Arthur Morgan was the Premier of Queensland, Australia from 1903 to 1906.Morgan was born in Warwick, Queensland, the fourth son of James Morgan and his wife Kate, née Barton...

, and the Labour Party

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...

led by William Kidston

William Kidston

William Kidston was an Australian politician and Premier of Queensland, from January 1906 to November 1907 and again from February 1908 to February 1911.-Early life:...

, while the Conservatives led by former Premier Robert Philp

Robert Philp

Sir Robert Philp, KCMG was a Queensland businessman and politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1899 to September 1903 and again from November 1907 to February 1908.-Early life:...

sat in opposition. In 1906, Morgan left to become president of the Queensland Legislative Council

Queensland Legislative Council

The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which took effect on 23 March 1922.Consequently, the...

, replacing Hugh Nelson

Hugh Nelson

Sir Hugh Muir Nelson, KCMG was Premier of Queensland from 1893 to 1898.Nelson was born at Kilmarnock, Scotland. His father, Dr William Lambie Nelson, was elected to the first Queensland parliament in 1860 but was unseated because he was a minister of religion...

who had died on 1 January, and Kidston became Premier. By March 1907, a major realignment had taken place — Kidston had split away to form his own party, taking the ministry, numerous MPs and the coalition with him. By the 1907 state election

Queensland state election, 1907

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 18 May 1907 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The election was the first held since Premier William Kidston, formerly of the Labour Party, had founded a new movement with his own supporters as well as the...

, the parliamentary parties were as follows:

Kidston Party, led by William Kidston, consisting of Liberals and former Labour members.
Labour Party, led by David Bowman.
Philp Party (Conservative), led by Robert Philp
Robert Philp
Sir Robert Philp, KCMG was a Queensland businessman and politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1899 to September 1903 and again from November 1907 to February 1908.-Early life:...

.

Name	Party (pre-1907)	Party (post-1907)	Electorate	Term in office
Peter Airey	Labour 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...	Kidston	Flinders Electoral district of Flinders (Queensland) The electoral district of Flinders was formerly a state electorate in the Parliament of Queensland covering parts of central Queensland. It was abolished in a redistribution in 1991, effective 1992. The last sitting member of the seat was Bob Katter, who had held it since December 1974.-Members for...	1901–1907; 1908–1909
George Barber	Labour	Labour	Bundaberg Electoral district of Bundaberg The division of Bundaberg is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in central Queensland, Australia.It covers the city of Bundaberg, as well as the immediate surrounding area, hence its name....	1901–1935
Walter Barnes	Conservative	Conservative	Bulimba Electoral district of Bulimba -External links:*...	1901–1915; 1918–1933
Adolphus Barton	Liberal	Kidston	Carnarvon Electoral district of Carnarvon Carnarvon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland that existed from 1873 to 1992.The district took in rural areas in southern Queensland, including the towns of Stanthorpe and Goondiwindi....	1904–1907
Joshua Thomas Bell Joshua Thomas Bell Joshua Thomas Bell was an Australian barrister and politician.Bell was the son of Sir Joshua Peter Bell, and his wife Margaret Miller, née Dorsey and was born in Ipswich, Queensland...	Liberal	Kidston	Dalby Electoral district of Dalby Dalby was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It existed from 1873 to 1949 and centred on the town of Dalby.-Members for Dalby:...	1893–1911
James Blair James Blair (Australian judge) Sir James William Blair KCMG was an Australian politician, lawyer and judge. He was a successful politician, being elected to the Queensland Parliament on several occasions. He held the office of Attorney-General and was also the Minister for Mines and introduced many successful law reforms...	Liberal	Kidston	Ipswich Electoral district of Ipswich The district of Ipswich is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Brisbane River, west of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland...	1902–1915
David Bowman	Labour	Labour	Fortitude Valley	1899–1902; 1904–1916
Thomas Bouchard	Liberal	Conservative	South Brisbane Electoral district of South Brisbane The district of South Brisbane is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The electorate encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-south, stretching from East Brisbane to West End, and south to Fairfield...	1904–1908; 1909–1915
Thomas Bridges Thomas Bridges (Australian politician) Thomas Bridges was a member of Australia's Queensland Legislative Assembly in the seat of Nundah as a member of the Ministerial party and as a member of the then Commonwealth Liberal Party .-Early...	Liberal	Kidston	Nundah Electoral district of Nundah Nundah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 to 1992.The district was based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. At the time of its abolition it included the suburbs of Nundah, Eagle Farm, Hendra and Toombul.-Members for Nundah:...	1896–1907; 1909–1918
William Browne	Labour	N/A	Croydon Electoral district of Croydon (Queensland) Croydon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1893 to 1912.Based in the remote western part of the state, it was first created for the 1893 state election out of the district of Burke when that ceased to be a two member electorate...	1893–1904
John Burrows	Labour	Labour	Charters Towers Electoral district of Charters Towers Charters Towers was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It has had three incarnations, most recently being created as part of a redistribution in 1991 and lasting until 2008....	1901–1907
John Cameron	Conservative	Conservative	Brisbane North Electoral district of Brisbane North Brisbane North was an electoral district which elected two members to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 until 1912...	1893–1896; 1901–1908
John Dunmore Campbell	Conservative	Conservative	Moreton	1899–1909
Arthur Cooper	Liberal	N/A	Mitchell	1902–1905
Henri Cowap	Labour	Kidston	Fitzroy	1902–1909
Alfred Cowley Alfred Cowley Sir Alfred Sandlings Cowley was an Australian politician. He was the member for Herbert in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1888 to 1907. He served as Speaker from 1893 to 1899 and from 1903 to 1907....	Conservative	Conservative	Herbert	1888–1907
James Cribb	Conservative	Conservative	Bundamba Electoral district of Bundamba The Electorate of Bundamba is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.The electorate encompasses suburbs in the east and south-east of the City of Ipswich local government area...	1893–1896; 1899–1915
Digby Denham Digby Denham Digby Frank Denham was an Australian politician, businessman and leading Queensland Orangeman. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1902 until 1915 representing the seat of Oxley, and was Premier of Queensland from 7 February 1911 to 1 June 1915...	Liberal	Conservative	Oxley	1902–1915
Thomas Dibley	Labour	Kidston	Woolloongabba	1896–1907
John Dunsford	Labour	N/A	Charters Towers Electoral district of Charters Towers Charters Towers was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It has had three incarnations, most recently being created as part of a redistribution in 1991 and lasting until 2008....	1893–1905
John Fogarty John Fogarty (Australian politician) John Fogarty was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Parliament, 1893–1904 for the Electoral district of Drayton and Toowoomba and was the mayor of Toowoomba.-References:...	Liberal	N/A	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 ....	1893–1904
Edward Barrow Forrest	Conservative	Conservative	Brisbane North Electoral district of Brisbane North Brisbane North was an electoral district which elected two members to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 until 1912...	1899–1912
James Forsythe James Forsythe Dr. James Forsythe is an American author, anti-aging physician, and integrative oncologist specializing in the use of human growth hormone to combat the symptoms of aging...	Conservative	Conservative	Carpentaria	1899–1907; 1909–1918
George Fox	Conservative	Conservative	Normanby	1877–1878; 1901–1914
Albert Fudge	Labour	Labour	Mackay Electoral district of Mackay The district of Mackay is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in North Queensland, Australia, encompassing the inner suburbs of the city of Mackay...	1904–1907
Kenneth Grant	Labour	Kidston	Rockhampton Electoral district of Rockhampton The district of Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying...	1902–1915
Francis Grayson	Liberal	Kidston	Cunningham Electoral district of Cunningham Cunningham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 to 2009.Prior to its abolition, the district occupied an area of the Darling Downs, south and west of Toowoomba. Historically it was centred on the town of Clifton. The eastern portion...	1904–1920
William Hamilton	Labour	Labour	Gregory Electoral district of Gregory The district of Gregory is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in Queensland, Australia.-Members for Gregory:-Election results:-External links:*...	1899–1915
Patrick Hanran	Conservative	Conservative	Townsville Electoral district of Townsville The district of Townsville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland, and covers the Eastern and Northern suburbs of the City of Townsville as well as Magnetic Island and...	1899–1909
Herbert Hardacre Herbert Hardacre Herbert Freemont Hardacre was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1893 until 1919.-References:...	Labour	Labour	Leichhardt Electoral district of Leichhardt (Queensland) Leichhardt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1932.Taking in areas of central Queensland west of the Great Dividing Range, the district in its original form stretched as far as Mackay in the north and as far south as Taroom...	1893–1919
John Hargreaves	Liberal	N/A	Cook Electoral district of Cook The electoral division of Cook is an electoral district in Queensland, Australia.Cook covers the vast Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns, including the resort town of Port Douglas and the Torres Strait Islands...	1904–1907
Arthur Hawthorn	Liberal	Kidston	Enoggera	1902–1911
Robert Herbertson	Liberal	Kidston	Port Curtis Electoral district of Port Curtis Port Curtis was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1992.The district was centred on the regional city of Gladstone. In 1992, it was renamed Gladstone.-Members for Port Curtis:...	1904–1909
Robert Hodge	Liberal	N/A	Rosewood	1902–1904; 1909–1920
George Jackson	Labour	Kidston	Kennedy	1893–1909
Charles Jenkinson	Independent	Conservative	Fassifern	1898–1902; 1903–1909
Alfred Jones	Labour	Labour	Burnett Electoral district of Burnett The district of Burnett is an electoral division of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in central Queensland, Australia.It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions around Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water,...	1904–1909, 1915–1917, 1922–1932
Francis Kenna Francis Kenna William Francis Kenna , known as Francis Kenna, was an Australian poet, journalist, and Labor Member of the Legislative Assembly in Queensland...	Labour	Kidston	Bowen Electoral district of Bowen Bowen was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1950 and at various times until 1992....	1902–1909
Denis Keogh	Labour	Conservative	Rosewood	1896–1902; 1904–1911
George Kerr George Kerr (Australian politician) George Kerr was an Australian politician, grazier, and blacksmith. He was born on 7 February 1853 at Beadnell, Northumberland, England and after training to become a blacksmith moved to Queensland in 1877. In 1893 he was elected to represent the electoral district of Barcoo in the Queensland...	Labour	Kidston	Barcoo	1893–1909
William Kidston William Kidston William Kidston was an Australian politician and Premier of Queensland, from January 1906 to November 1907 and again from February 1908 to February 1911.-Early life:...	Labour	Kidston	Rockhampton Electoral district of Rockhampton The district of Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying...	1896–1911
Edward Land	Labour	Labour	Balonne	1904–1927
John Leahy	Conservative	Conservative	Bulloo	1893–1909
Patrick Leahy	Conservative	Conservative	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...	1902–1908
Vincent Lesina	Labour	Labour	Clermont	1899–1912
George Lindley	Liberal	Kidston	Wide Bay	1902–1907
Edward Macartney	Conservative	Conservative	Toowong	1900–1908; 1909–1920
Frank McDonnell	Labour	Labour	Fortitude Valley	1896–1907
Donald Mackintosh	Liberal	Kidston	Cambooya	1899–1915
John Mann John Mann (Australian politician) John Mann was an Australian politician. He was the member for Cairns in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1912. Initially a member of the Labor Party, he followed Premier William Kidston out of the party in 1907 into what became known as the "Kidston Party"....	Labour	Kidston	Cairns Electoral district of Cairns The electoral district of Cairns is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia.The division encompasses the central business district and inner-suburbs of Cairns, in Far North Queensland...	1904–1912
George Martin	Labour	N/A	Burrum	1902–1905
William Maxwell	Labour	Kidston	Burke	1899–1909
William Mitchell	Labour	Labour	Maryborough Electoral district of Maryborough The district of Maryborough is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district is centred on the regional city of Maryborough and takes in other surrounding communities....	1904–1909
Arthur Morgan Arthur Morgan (Queensland politician) Sir Arthur Morgan was the Premier of Queensland, Australia from 1903 to 1906.Morgan was born in Warwick, Queensland, the fourth son of James Morgan and his wife Kate, née Barton...	Liberal	N/A	Warwick Electoral district of Warwick Warwick was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 2001. It centred on the town of Warwick....	1887–1896; 1898–1906
Daniel Mulcahy	Labour	Labour	Gympie Electoral district of Gympie The district of Gympie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland The electorate is centred on the city of Gympie and stretches north to Rainbow Beach and as far south to Pomona....	1901–1912
William Murphy	Labour	Kidston	Croydon Electoral district of Croydon (Queensland) Croydon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1893 to 1912.Based in the remote western part of the state, it was first created for the 1893 state election out of the district of Burke when that ceased to be a two member electorate...	1904–1907; 1908–1918
Charles Nielson	Labour	Kidston	Musgrave	1904–1907
John Norman	Labour	Kidston	Maryborough Electoral district of Maryborough The district of Maryborough is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district is centred on the regional city of Maryborough and takes in other surrounding communities....	1902–1907
John O'Brien	Labour	Labour	Aubigny Electoral district of Aubigny The electoral district of Aubigny was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1873 state election, and existed until the 1972 state election....	1904–1907
Michael O'Keeffe	Liberal	Kidston	Lockyer Electoral district of Lockyer The district of Lockyer is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district consists primarily of Gatton and Laidley Shires and northern parts of Beaudesert Shire. It includes the major town of Gatton and a number of smaller centres including...	1904–1907
Thomas O'Sullivan	Liberal	Kidston	Warwick Electoral district of Warwick Warwick was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 2001. It centred on the town of Warwick....	1906–1908
Walter Paget	Conservative	Conservative	Mackay Electoral district of Mackay The district of Mackay is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in North Queensland, Australia, encompassing the inner suburbs of the city of Mackay...	1901–1915
William Paull	Independent	Conservative	Charters Towers Electoral district of Charters Towers Charters Towers was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It has had three incarnations, most recently being created as part of a redistribution in 1991 and lasting until 2008....	1905–1908
John Payne	Labour	Labour	Mitchell	1905–1928
Andrew Petrie	Conservative	Conservative	Toombul	1893–1926
Robert Philp Robert Philp Sir Robert Philp, KCMG was a Queensland businessman and politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1899 to September 1903 and again from November 1907 to February 1908.-Early life:...	Conservative	Conservative	Townsville Electoral district of Townsville The district of Townsville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland, and covers the Eastern and Northern suburbs of the City of Townsville as well as Magnetic Island and...	1886–1915
Thomas Plunkett	Liberal	Kidston	Albert Electoral district of Albert The electoral district of Albert is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. Albert is named for the Albert River, which runs through the electorate and separates Logan City from Gold Coast City...	1888–1896; 1899–1908
Colin Rankin Colin Rankin Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin was a soldier, politician, cane farmer and company director....	Independent	Kidston	Burrum	1905–1918
Carl Reinhold	Labour	Labour	South Brisbane Electoral district of South Brisbane The district of South Brisbane is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The electorate encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-south, stretching from East Brisbane to West End, and south to Fairfield...	1904–1907
George Ryland	Labour	Labour	Gympie Electoral district of Gympie The district of Gympie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland The electorate is centred on the city of Gympie and stretches north to Rainbow Beach and as far south to Pomona....	1899–1912
William Ryott Maughan	Labour	Labour	Ipswich Electoral district of Ipswich The district of Ipswich is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Brisbane River, west of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland...	1898–1899; 1904–1912
Thomas Alison Scott	Labour	Kidston	Murilla	1904–1907
Henry Plantagenet Somerset	Liberal	Conservative	Stanley	1904–1920
Edward Smart	Labour	N/A	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 ....	1904–1907
Thomas Spencer	Liberal	Kidston	Maranoa	1904–1907; 1919–1920
James Stodart	Conservative	Conservative	Logan Electoral district of Logan The district of Logan is an electoral division in southern Queensland, Australia.Logan encompasses urban and semi-rural environments on the southern outskirts of the Brisbane metropolitan area...	1896–1918
James Tolmie	Liberal	Conservative	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 ....	1901–1907; 1909–1918
Henry Turner	Labour	Kidston	North Rockhampton	1901, 1902–1907
Michael Woods	Labour	Kidston	Woothakata	1902–1909

See also