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.[1]
| Bowen Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Queensland |
| Dates current | 1873–1950, 1960–1971, 1986–1992 |
| Namesake | Bowen, Queensland |
History
The electoral district of Bowen was established by the 1872 Electoral Districts Act.[1]
During the First McIlwraith Ministry, the seat of Bowen was occupied by three Attorneys-General: Henry Beor, Pope Alexander Cooper and Charles E. Chubb. Upon Beor's death, Cooper, who was not at that time in Parliament, was appointed Attorney-General and contested and won the resulting by-election. When he resigned, Chubb entered parliament in the same manner.
Bowen is the only state or federal electorate in Australia to elect a Communist member, Fred Paterson, who served as member for Bowen from the 1944 election until the 1950 election.
In a 1949 redistribution, Bowen was abolished, being split between the new electoral districts of Burdekin and Whitsunday.[1] It has been suggested that the redistribution was done deliberately to split Paterson's electoral support and prevent him from being returned to parliament in the 1950 election.[2] Paterson contested Whitsunday but was unsuccessful.[3]
From 1963 until 1971, member Peter Delamothe also served as Attorney-General.
Today, the electoral districts of Whitsunday and Burdekin comprise parts of the former Electoral district of Bowen.
Members
| First incarnation (1873–1950) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Thomas Henry FitzGerald | 1873–1875 | ||
| Francis Amhurst | 1875–1877 | ||
| Henry Beor | Conservative | 1877–1880 | |
| Pope Alexander Cooper | Conservative | 1881–1883 | |
| Charles E. Chubb | Conservative | 1883–1888 | |
| Robert Smith | Conservative | 1888–1890 | |
| Ministerial | 1890–1902 | ||
| Francis Kenna | Labor | 1902–1907 | |
| Kidstonites | 1907–1908 | ||
| Independent Opposition | 1908–1909 | ||
| Myles Ferricks | Labor | 1909–1912 | |
| Edwin Caine | Liberal | 1912–1915 | |
| Charles Collins | Labor | 1915–1936 | |
| Ernest Riordan | Labor | 1936–1944 | |
| Fred Paterson | Communist | 1944–1950 | |
| Second incarnation (1960–1971) | |||
| Peter Delamothe | Liberal | 1960–1971 | |
| Third incarnation (1986–1992) | |||
| Ken Smyth | Labor | 1986–1992 | |
Election results
See also
- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
- "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "The St Patrick's Day bashing of people's champion". Ross Fitzgerald. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- "NOMINATIONS RECEIVED FROM 174 CANDIDATES FOR 75 SEATS". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 4 April 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 14 February 2014.