Electoral district of Herbert

Herbert was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state (colony until 1901) of Queensland.

Herbert
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1888
Abolished1950
DemographicRural
Coordinates17°50′S 146°2′E

History

Herbert was created in 1888. It was located in north-east Queensland, initially from Cairns to Townsville.[1] It was abolished in the 1949 redistribution (taking effect at the 1950 elections), being incorporated into the newly created Electoral district of Mourilyan.[1]

Members

The following people were elected in the seat of Herbert:[2]

MemberPartyTerm
 Alfred CowleyMinisterial12 May 1888 – 18 May 1907
 William LennonLabor18 May 1907 – 16 Jan 1920
 Percy PeaseLabor10 Apr 1920 – 17 Sep 1940
 Stephen TheodoreLabor  9 Nov 1940 – 29 Apr 1950

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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