Electoral district of Cooroora
Cooroora was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.[1]
| Cooroora Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Queensland |
| Created | 1912 |
| Abolished | 1992 |
| Namesake | Mount Cooroora |
It was based mainly on the area of the district of Wide Bay and named after Mount Cooroora, near the town of Pomona.
Cooroora was mainly a safe Country/National seat, but was one of the many seats that Labor won in the 1989 election landslide.
It was abolished in the 1991 redistribution under the Goss government, and its territory distributed between the new districts of Noosa and Maroochydore.
Members for Cooroora
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Walker | Liberal | 1912–1918 | |
| National | 1918–1920 | ||
| Country | 1920–1925 | ||
| CPNP | 1925–1936 | ||
| Country | 1936–1947 | ||
| David Low | Country | 1947–1974 | |
| Gordon Simpson | National | 1974–1989 | |
| Ray Barber | Labor | 1989–1992 | |
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)
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