Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1908–1909

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 February 1908 to October 1909, as elected at the 1908 state election

Queensland state election, 1908

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 5 February 1908 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The election, held less than 9 months after the previous election, was made necessary by a series of events which had seen former Premier William Kidston, who...

.

The Philp Ministry did not command a majority on the floor of the Assembly during its short term of government, and the Assembly was dissolved, resulting in gains for both the Kidston Party and Labour, and the return of 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:...

as Premier. However, in late 1908, the two non-Labour parties merged into a new grouping known as the Ministerial party (a generic form referring to supporters of the Ministry). As not all members of the original parties supported the new Government, Kidston called another election — the third in 29 months — for 2 October 1909.

Name	Party (pre-1908)	Party (post-1908)	Electorate	Term in office
John Adamson John Adamson (Australian politician) John Adamson was an English-born Australian politician. Born in Durham, he received a primary education before becoming a shoemaker, blacksmith and lay preacher. He migrated to Australia in 1878, becoming a Methodist minister in Queensland...	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...	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....	1907–1909; 1911–1917
Peter Airey	Kidston	Opposition	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...	1901–1907; 1908–1909
Frank Allen Frank Allen (politician) Barnett Francis Samuel "Frank" Allen was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Bulloo in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1909 to 1912....	N/A	Labour	Bulloo	1909–1912
John Appel John Appel John George Appel was an Australian politician, lawyer, and farmer. He served from 1908-1929 as a delegate for the electoral district of Albert and from 1909-1915 as the Secretary of Mine and Public Works and Home Secretary of Queensland....	Conservative	Ministerial	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...	1908–1929
William Armstrong	Conservative	Ministerial	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...	1893–1904; 1907–1918
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
George Barnes	Farmers' Rep.	Ministerial	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....	1908–1935
Walter Barnes	Conservative	Ministerial	Bulimba Electoral district of Bulimba -External links:*...	1901–1915; 1918–1933
Edward Barton	Kidston	Ministerial	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...	1908–1909
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...	Kidston	Ministerial	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...	Kidston	Opposition	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
James Brennan	Kidston	Ministerial	North Rockhampton	1907–1912
John Dunmore Campbell	Conservative	Ministerial	Moreton	1899–1909
Richard Cottell	Kidston	Ministerial	Toowong	1908–1911
Henri Cowap	Kidston	Ministerial	Fitzroy	1902–1909
John Coyne	Labour	Labour	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...	1908–1923
James Cribb	Conservative	Ministerial	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...	Conservative	Ministerial	Oxley	1902–1915
Harry Douglas	Kidston	Opposition	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...	1907–1915
Edward Barrow Forrest	Conservative	Ministerial	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...	N/A	Ministerial	Moreton	1899–1907; 1909–1918
George Fox	Conservative	Ministerial	Normanby	1877–1878; 1901–1914
Kenneth Grant	Kidston	Ministerial	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	Conservative	Ministerial	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
Donald Gunn	Independent	Ministerial	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....	1907–1920
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	Ministerial	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
Arthur Hawthorn	Kidston	Ministerial	Enoggera	1902–1911
Robert Herbertson	Kidston	Opposition	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
David Hunter	Kidston	Ministerial	Woolloongabba	1908–1912
John Hunter	Labour	Labour	Maranoa	1907–1919
John Huxham	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...	1908–1909, 1912–1924
George Jackson	Kidston	Ministerial	Kennedy	1893–1909
Charles Jenkinson	Conservative	Opposition	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...	Kidston	Opposition	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	Conservative	Ministerial	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...	Kidston	Opposition	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:...	Kidston	Ministerial	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	Ministerial	Bulloo	1893–1909
William Lennon	Labour	Labour	Herbert	1907–1920
Vincent Lesina	Labour	Labour	Clermont	1899–1912
Donald Mackintosh	Kidston	Ministerial	Cambooya	1899–1915
Peter McLachlan	Labour	Labour	Fortitude Valley	1908–1912, 1915–1920, 1923–1929
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"....	Kidston	Opposition	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
William Maxwell	Kidston	Ministerial	Burke	1899–1909
John May John May (politician) John Milton May is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was appointed by Gov. Beverly Perdue to represent District 49 in the House on April 21, 2010, after being selected by local Democrats in the district . He filled the vacancy left by the resignation of...	Labour	Labour	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...	1907–1917
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
William Moore	Conservative	Ministerial	Murilla	1898–1904; 1907–1909
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
John Mullan John Mullan (Australian politician) John Mullan was an Irish-born Australian politician. Born in Dublin, where he was educated, he migrated to Australia in 1889, becoming a clerk, railway worker and miner. He was an organiser of the Charters Towers Miners' Union and the Australian Workers' Union...	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....	1908–1912, 1918–1941
William Murphy	Kidston	Opposition	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
Thomas Nevitt	Labour	Labour	Carpentaria	1907–1912
Walter Paget	Conservative	Ministerial	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
John Payne	Labour	Labour	Mitchell	1905–1928
Andrew Petrie	Conservative	Ministerial	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	Ministerial	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
Colin Rankin Colin Rankin Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin was a soldier, politician, cane farmer and company director....	Kidston	Ministerial	Burrum	1905–1918
Vernon Redwood	Kidston	Opposition	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 ....	1907–1909
Robert Roberts	Kidston	Ministerial	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 ....	1907–1934
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
Henry Plantagenet Somerset	Conservative	Ministerial	Stanley	1904–1920
James Stodart	Conservative	Ministerial	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
Richard Sumner	Kidston	Opposition	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:...	1907–1909
Edward Swayne	Conservative	Ministerial	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...	1907–1935
William Thorn	Farmers' Rep.	Ministerial	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....	1894–1904; 1908–1912
Harry Walker	Conservative	Ministerial	Wide Bay	1907–1947
John White	Conservative	Ministerial	Musgrave	1903–1904; 1907–1915
Vern Winstanley	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....	1908–1932
Michael Woods	Kidston	Opposition	Woothakata	1902–1909

On 20 January 1909, John Leahy, the Ministerial member for Bulloo, died. Labour candidate Frank Allen

Frank Allen (politician)

Barnett Francis Samuel "Frank" Allen was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Bulloo in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1909 to 1912....

won the resulting by-election

Bulloo state by-election, 1909

The Bulloo state by-election, 1909 was a by-election held on 27 March 1909 for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Bulloo, based in the remote south western part of the state....

on 27 March 1909.

On 27 May 1909, John Dunmore Campbell, the Ministerial member for Moreton, died. Ministerial candidate 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...

won the resulting by-election

Moreton state by-election, 1909

The Moreton state by-election, 1909 was a by-election held on 19 June 1909 for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Moreton, based to the north of Brisbane....

on 19 June 1909.

See also