Electoral district of Maranoa

Maranoa was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.

Maranoa
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1859
Abolished1949
NamesakeMaranoa River

History

Maranoa of the original sixteen electorates established in 1859. Geographically it was based on the Balonne River catchment area, including the towns of Roma and St George. Despite various redistributions over the years, the electorate remained in the same general vicinity until its abolition in 1949 when most of it was included in the resurrected Electoral district of Balonne.[1]

Members

The members who represented the electorate were:[2]

MemberPartyTerm
John Ferrett4 May 1860 - 27 June 1863
William Kennedy27 June 1863 - 28 July 1864
William Miles27 September 1864 - 25 November 1873
Sir Thomas McIlwraithMinisterialist25 November 1873 - 20 November 1878
James Lalor5 December 1878 - 12 May 1888
Robert Dunsmure12 May 1888 - 13 May 1893
Robert KingALP13 May 1893 - 18 March 1899
Sir Arthur RutledgeMinisterialist18 March 1899 - 27 August 1904
Thomas SpencerMinisterialist27 August 1904 - 18 May 1907
John HunterALP18 May 1907 - 22 October 1919
Thomas SpencerPPC20 December 1919 - 9 October 1920
Charles ConroyALP9 October 1920 - 15 April 1944
John TaylorALP15 April 1944 - 29 April 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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