Electoral districts of Queensland

The separation of Queensland as a separate colony in 1859 lead to the establishment of an initial 16 electoral districts, returning 26 members (that is, some elected multiple representatives, number of members in parentheses):[1] [2]

Members elected during this period:

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1860–1863

In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six more electoral districts, each with 1 member,[1][2] resulting in the following set of electorates (number of members in parentheses):

This made a total of 22 electorates with 32 members.

Members elected for this period:

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1863–1867
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1867–1868
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1868–1870
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1870–1871
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1871–1873

The Electoral Districts Act (1872) resulted in 42 one-member electorates for the 1873 election, while in 1875 the Cook District Representation Act added the Electoral district of Cook.[1][2]

Four electorates were renamed:

• Hamlet of Fortitude Valley became Fortitude Valley
• Town of Brisbane became Brisbane City
• Town of Ipswich became Ipswich
• Town of South Brisbane became South Brisbane

Two electorates were abolished:

• Eastern Downs
• Western Downs

Twenty-two new electorates were introduced at the 1873 elections (by the 1872 Act) plus Cook in 1876, resulting in the following set of electorates (number of members shown in parentheses) :

So 22 electorates with 2 abolished and 22 introduced resulted in 42 electorates each returning 1 member (1873) and 43 electorates each returning 1 member (1876).

Members elected during this period:

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1873–1878

Districts redistributed or renamed 1878 to 1900

Districts redistributed or renamed between 1901 and 1949

Districts redistributed or renamed between 1950 and 2017