Stuart Copeland
Encyclopedia
Stuart William Copeland (born 19 January 1968 in Taroom, Queensland
) is an Australia
n politician. He was a National
/Liberal National from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Cunningham
.
The redistribution that took place ahead of the 2009 state election
combined Copeland's district of Cunningham with the district of Darling Downs
, the latter belonging to fellow Liberal National MP Ray Hopper
. Hopper won party endorsement to stand as the candidate for the new seat of Condamine
, leaving Copeland without a seat. At the beginning of the election campaign, Copeland announced his intention to stand as an independent for the seat of Condamine. He ultimately lost the contest to Hopper.
Copeland is married and has two children.
Taroom, Queensland
Taroom is a town on the Dawson River in Queensland. Australia in the Shire of Banana. The town is located on the Leichhardt Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, from Rockhampton and from Toowoomba...
) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was a National
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...
/Liberal National from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of 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...
.
The redistribution that took place ahead of the 2009 state election
Queensland state election, 2009
The Queensland state election was held to elect members to the unicameral Parliament of Queensland on 21 March 2009. The election saw the incumbent Labor government led by Premier Anna Bligh defeat the Liberal National Party of Queensland led by Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg, and gain a...
combined Copeland's district of Cunningham with the district of Darling Downs
Electoral district of Darling Downs
Darling Downs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was named for the Darling Downs region....
, the latter belonging to fellow Liberal National MP Ray Hopper
Ray Hopper
Raymond Gordon Hopper is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2001. Originally elected as an independent in 2001, he joined the National Party later that year and the Liberal National Party in 2008...
. Hopper won party endorsement to stand as the candidate for the new seat of Condamine
Electoral district of Condamine
The district of Condamine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Condamine takes in areas to the north-west, west and south of Toowoomba. It includes the towns of Dalby, Oakey, Pittsworth and Clifton. The district is named for the Condamine River...
, leaving Copeland without a seat. At the beginning of the election campaign, Copeland announced his intention to stand as an independent for the seat of Condamine. He ultimately lost the contest to Hopper.
Copeland is married and has two children.
Prior to parliament
- State President Queensland Young Nationals 1997/1998
- Vice President Federal Young Nationals 1997/1998
- Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2004-2006Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2004-2006This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2006, as elected at the 2004 state election:*Beattie Ministry...
- ToowoombaToowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city...
(The seat of CunninghamElectoral district of CunninghamCunningham 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...
lies in part in the city's southern suburbs.)