Electoral district of Haughton

The electoral district of Haughton was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1950 state election, and existed until the 1960 state election.[1]

Haughton
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1950
Abolished1960
NamesakeHaughton River
DemographicNorthern Rural
Coordinates19°37′S 147°06′E

Haughton was located south of Townsville and incorporated much of the former districts of Mundingburra and Kennedy.[1]

Haughton was abolished in 1960, replaced by Burdekin.[1]

Members for Haughton

The elected members for Haughttn were:[2]

MemberPartyTerm
  Colin McCathie Labor Apr 1950 – Apr 1957
  Queensland Labor Apr 1957 – May 1960

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)
  2. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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