Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1912–1915
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This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
from 1912 to 1915, as elected at the 1912 state election. Apart from the 1904–1907 term
, when Labor had held two seats short of a majority, the parliament had been dominated by non-Labor forces since the separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1860 — this was the last such parliament until 1957, apart from the 1929–1932 term
led by the Moore Ministry
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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 1912 to 1915, as elected at the 1912 state election. Apart from the 1904–1907 term
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1904–1907
This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 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, and the Labour Party led by William Kidston, while the Conservatives...
, when Labor had held two seats short of a majority, the parliament had been dominated by non-Labor forces since the separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1860 — this was the last such parliament until 1957, apart from the 1929–1932 term
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1929–1932
This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1929 to 1932, as elected at the 1929 state election.*Moore Ministry...
led by the Moore Ministry
Moore Ministry (Queensland)
The Moore Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Country and Progressive National Party Premier Arthur Edward Moore. It succeeded the McCormack Ministry on 21 May 1929, ten days after William McCormack's Labor government was defeated at the 1929 state election...
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Name | Party | Electorate | Term in office |
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John Adamson | 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... |
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... |
1907–1909; 1911–1917 |
James Allan | Ministerial | Kurilpa Electoral district of Kurilpa Kurilpa was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland from 1912 to 1986. It was named for the Kurilpa Peninsula on the Brisbane River... |
1909–1915 |
Hon 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.... |
Ministerial/Farmers' Union | 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 |
Edward Archer Edward Archer Edward Walker Archer was an Australian politician.Archer gained election to the Australian House of Representatives electoral Division of Capricornia on an Anti-Socialist platform on 12 December 1906, serving until 13 April 1910.Later, Archer switched to state politics, serving as member for the... |
Ministerial | Normanby | 1914–1915 |
William Armstrong | 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 | Labor | 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 | 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 |
Hon Walter Barnes | Ministerial | Bulimba Electoral district of Bulimba -External links:*... |
1901–1915, 1918–1933 |
William Bebbington | Ministerial/Farmers' Union | Drayton | 1912–1923 |
Ernest Bell | Ministerial | Fassifern | 1913–1930 |
William Bertram William Bertram (politician) William Bertram was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Maree in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1912 to 1929. He served as Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1920 to 1929.... |
Labor | Maree | 1912–1929 |
Hon 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... |
Ministerial | 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 |
Charles Booker | Ministerial | Wide Bay | 1909–1918 |
Thomas Bouchard | Ministerial | 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 |
David Bowman | Labor | Fortitude Valley | 1899–1902; 1904–1916 |
Edward Breslin | Labor | 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:... |
1909–1912 |
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... |
Ministerial | 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 |
Edward Caine | Ministerial | 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.... |
1912–1915 |
Bernard Corser Bernard Corser Bernard Henry Corser was an Australian politician. In 1912, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Burnett, joining the Nationalist Party on its formation in 1917. He held the seat until 1928... |
Ministerial | 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,... |
1912–1928 |
Edward Corser Edward Corser Edward Bernard Cresset Corser was an Australian politician. Born in Birmingham, England, he was educated at Worcester and migrated to Australia in 1864. He was a sugar worker and bank officer in Maryborough in Queensland, eventually becoming a businessman. In 1909, he was elected to the Queensland... |
Ministerial | 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.... |
1909–1915 |
John Coyne | Labor | 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 Crawford | Ministerial | Mount Morgan | 1909–1915 |
James Cribb | Ministerial | Bremer | 1893–1896; 1899–1915 |
Hon 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... |
Ministerial | Oxley | 1902–1915 |
Harry Douglas | Ministerial | 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 |
Hon John Fihelly John Fihelly John Arthur 'Jack' Fihelly was a rugby union player who represented Australia, a rugby league player, a founder of the Queensland rugby league, and a labor party politician.... |
Labor | Paddington | 1912–1922 |
Thomas Foley | Labor | Mundingburra Electoral district of Mundingburra The district of Mundingburra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.- Overview :The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland. Significant utilities within the Mundingburra electorate are the Townsville Hospital,... |
1909–1920 |
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... |
Ministerial | Murrumba Electoral district of Murrumba The district of Murrumba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district is based in the outer northern suburbs of Brisbane. It includes the suburbs of Deception Bay, Kippa-Ring, Murrumba Downs and Rothwell... |
1899–1907; 1909–1918 |
George Fox | Ministerial | Normanby | 1877–1878; 1901–1914 |
John Gilday | Labor | Ithaca | 1912–1926 |
William Gillies William Gillies (Australian politician) William Neil Gillies was ALP Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 26 February 1925 to 22 October 1925.... |
Labor | Eacham | 1912–1925 |
Hon Kenneth Grant | Ministerial | Fitzroy | 1902–1915 |
Francis Grayson | 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 | 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 | Labor | 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 |
Herbert Hardacre Herbert Hardacre Herbert Freemont Hardacre was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1893 until 1919.-References:... |
Labor | 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 |
Robert Hodge | Ministerial/Farmers' Union | Nanango Electoral district of Nanango The district of Nanango is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.Nanango was the original seat of Sir Joh-Bjelke Petersen . In the 2006 legislative election, incumbent member Dorothy Pratt beat off a strong challenge by the late Bjelke-Petersen's son John to retain the seat... |
1902–1904; 1909–1920 |
John McEwan Hunter | Labor | Maranoa | 1907–1919 |
John Huxham | Labor | Buranda | 1908–1909, 1912–1924 |
John Kessell | Ministerial | 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:... |
1912–1915 |
Mick Kirwan | Labor | Brisbane Electoral district of Brisbane (Queensland) Brisbane was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1977.Based in inner central Brisbane, north of the Brisbane River, it was first created as a single member constituency for the 1912 state election, largely replacing the dual member... |
1912–1932 |
Edward Land | Labor | Balonne | 1904–1927 |
James Larcombe James Larcombe James Larcombe was a labor politician from Queensland, Australia.-Biography:James Larcombe was born in Rockhampton, Queensland on 25 April 1884. His father, also named James Larcombe, was a butcher, and his mother was Mary Lee. As a young man, he worked as a butcher with his father and was... |
Labor | Keppel Electoral district of Keppel The district of Keppel is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north... |
1912–1929, 1932–1956 |
William Lennon | Labor | Herbert | 1907–1920 |
Alfred Luke | 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.... |
1912–1915 |
Hon Edward Macartney | Ministerial | Toowong | 1900–1908; 1909–1920 |
Hon William McCormack William McCormack William McCormack , was Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 1925 to 1929.He was born in Purnam, Queensland and died in Brisbane on 21 November 1947.... |
Labor | 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... |
1912–1930 |
George Mackay George Mackay (Australian politician) George Hugh Alexander Mackay was an Australian politician and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.-Early life:... |
Ministerial | 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.... |
1912–1915 |
Donald Mackintosh | Ministerial | Pittsworth | 1899–1915 |
Hugh Macrossan | Ministerial | Windsor Electoral district of Windsor (Queensland) Windsor was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.First created for the 1912 state election, the district was based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, taking in areas north of Breakfast Creek and south of Kedron Brook... |
1912–1915 |
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... |
Labor | 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 |
Godfrey Morgan | Ministerial/Farmers' Union | Murilla | 1909–1938 |
William Murphy | Independent | Burke | 1904–1907; 1908–1918 |
James O'Sullivan | Labor | Kennedy | 1909–1920 |
Hon Walter Paget | 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 | Labor | Mitchell | 1905–1928 |
Andrew Petrie | 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:... |
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 |
Hon Colin Rankin Colin Rankin Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin was a soldier, politician, cane farmer and company director.... |
Ministerial | Burrum | 1905–1918 |
Robert Roberts | Ministerial | 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... |
1907–1934 |
T. J. Ryan T. J. Ryan Thomas Joseph "T.J." Ryan was Premier of Queensland, Australia from May 1915 until October 1919 when he resigned to enter Federal politics.-Early life:Thomas Joseph Ryan was born at Port Fairy, Victoria... |
Labor | Barcoo | 1909–1919 |
Henry Plantagenet Somerset | Ministerial | Stanley | 1904–1920 |
Harry Stevens | Ministerial | Rosewood | 1911–1918 |
James Stodart | 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 |
Edward Swayne | Ministerial | Mirani Electoral district of Mirani The district of Mirani is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.It covers much of the Queensland coast between the cities of Rockhampton and Mackay, as well as the hinterland west of Mackay. Towns include St Lawrence, Carmila, Sarina, and Eungella... |
1907–1935 |
Ted Theodore Ted Theodore Edward Granville Theodore was an Australian politician. He was Premier of Queensland 1919–25, a federal politician representing a New South Wales seat 1927–31, and Federal Treasurer 1929–30.-Early life:... |
Labor | Chillagoe | 1909–1925 |
Hon James Tolmie | Ministerial | Toowoomba Electoral district of Toowoomba The Electoral District of 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 Toowoomba, East Toowoomba and Drayton... |
1901–1907; 1909–1918 |
Richard Trout | Ministerial | Enoggera | 1911–1915 |
William Vowles | 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:... |
1911–1926 |
Harry Walker | Ministerial | Cooroora | 1907–1947 |
Thomas Welsby Thomas Welsby Thomas Welsby was a Queensland businessman, author, politician, and sportsman.-Early life:Born in Ipswich, Queensland in 1858, Welsby was the fourth of ten children of William Welsby and Hannah Welsby His parents migrated from Cornwall to Moreton Bay three years earlier in 1855... |
Ministerial | Merthyr Electoral district of Merthyr Merthyr was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.First created for the 1912 state election, the district was based in inner Brisbane centred on the suburb of New Farm, covering areas that previously belonged to the district of... |
1911–1915 |
Hon John White | Ministerial | Musgrave | 1903–1904; 1907–1915 |
Arnold Wienholt Arnold Wienholt Arnold Wienholt was an Australian politician. Born in Goomburra, Queensland, he was educated in England at Eton College before returning to Australia as a grazier on the Darling Downs. He served in the military 1899-1902 and 1914–1916, and was a published author... |
Ministerial | Fassifern | 1909–1913, 1930–1935 |
Robert Williams | Ministerial | 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.... |
1912–1915 |
Vern Winstanley | Labor | Queenton | 1908–1932 |
- At the 1912 election in MaryboroughElectoral district of MaryboroughThe 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....
, Edward CorserEdward CorserEdward Bernard Cresset Corser was an Australian politician. Born in Birmingham, England, he was educated at Worcester and migrated to Australia in 1864. He was a sugar worker and bank officer in Maryborough in Queensland, eventually becoming a businessman. In 1909, he was elected to the Queensland...
, the sitting Ministerial member, won against Labor candidate William Mitchell by 10 votes. The election was declared void and went to a by-election on 12 October 1912, at which Corser won again, but by just 2 votes. - At the 1912 election in Port CurtisElectoral district of Port CurtisPort 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:...
, Edward Breslin, the sitting Labor member, won against Ministerial candidate John Kessell by 2 votes. The election was declared void on 9 October 1912 and went to a by-election on 26 October, at which Kessell won by 96 votes. - On 28 March 1913, Arnold WienholtArnold WienholtArnold Wienholt was an Australian politician. Born in Goomburra, Queensland, he was educated in England at Eton College before returning to Australia as a grazier on the Darling Downs. He served in the military 1899-1902 and 1914–1916, and was a published author...
, the Ministerial member for Fassifern, resigned to contest Wide BayDivision of Wide BayThe Division of Wide Bay is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election...
at the 1913 federal electionAustralian federal election, 1913Federal elections were held in Australia on 31 May 1913. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Andrew Fisher was defeated by the opposition Commonwealth Liberal...
. Ministerial candidate Ernest Bell won the resulting by-election on 24 April 1913. - On 27 January 1914, George Fox, the Ministerial member for Normanby, died. Ministerial candidate Edward ArcherEdward ArcherEdward Walker Archer was an Australian politician.Archer gained election to the Australian House of Representatives electoral Division of Capricornia on an Anti-Socialist platform on 12 December 1906, serving until 13 April 1910.Later, Archer switched to state politics, serving as member for the...
won the resulting by-election on 5 March 1914.