Electoral district of Darling Downs (Queensland)

Darling Downs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was named for the Darling Downs region.[1]

Darling Downs
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Dates current1873–1888; 2001–2009
NamesakeDarling Downs

The district covered rural areas in southern Queensland to the immediate west and north of Toowoomba, not including the city itself. Darling Downs included the towns of Dalby, Oakey and Crows Nest. The electorate was first created for the 2001 election.

In 2008, Darling Downs was abolished–with effect at the 2009 state election–following a redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. Its former territory and voters were divided between the districts of Warrego, Nanango, Toowoomba North and a new seat called Condamine.

An earlier district based in the same region was also called Darling Downs. It existed as a single member electorate from 1873 to 1878 and as a dual member electorate from 1878 to 1888.

Members for Darling Downs
Single member electorate (1873–1878)
MemberPartyTerm
  Edward Wienholt Unaligned 1873–1875
  William Graham Unaligned 1875–1878
Dual member electorate (1878–1888)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  William Miles Unaligned 1878–1887   Francis Kates Ministerialist 1878–1881
  William Allan Unaligned 1881–1883
 
 		 Francis Kates Ministerialist 1883–1888
  William Allan Unaligned 1887–1888
Second incarnation (2001–2009)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ray Hopper Independent 2001
  National 2001–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2009

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Darling Downs (Queensland)

See also

References
  1. "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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