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Division of Darling Downs

Former Australian federal electoral division

Summary

Former Australian federal electoral division

Field	Value
federal	yes
name	Darling Downs
created	1901
abolished	1984
namesake	Darling Downs

The Division of Darling Downs was an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was named after the Darling Downs region of Queensland, and consisted mainly of the city of Toowoomba and surrounding rural areas. The seat was safely conservative for its entire existence, almost always held by the Country Party (now called the National Party), or the Liberal Party and its predecessors. Its prominent members included Sir Littleton Groom, Cabinet minister and Speaker, and Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia in 1941.

The electorate's first member, William Henry Groom, died in the same year as the first Commonwealth Parliament meeting in Melbourne, in 1901. His death led to Australia's first by-election, which was won by his son Littleton. The seat was abolished in 1984, being replaced by the Division of Groom, named after the aforesaid Littleton Groom.

Members

Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		[[File:William Henry Groom - Swiss Studios (cropped).jpg	100px]]	William Henry Groom
(1833–1901)	Protectionist	nowrap	30 March 1901 –
8 August 1901
		[[File:Littleton Groom.jpg	100px]]	Sir Littleton Groom
(1867–1936)	nowrap	14 September 1901 –
26 May 1909	Served as minister under Deakin, Cook, Hughes and Bruce. Served as Speaker during the Bruce Government. Lost seat. Father was William Henry Groom
		nowrap	Liberal	nowrap	26 May 1909 –
17 February 1917
		nowrap	Nationalist	nowrap	17 February 1917 –
September 1929
		nowrap	Independent Nationalist	nowrap	September 1929 –
12 October 1929
		[[File:Arthur_Morgan.png	100px]]	Arthur Morgan
(1881–1957)	Nationalist	nowrap	12 October 1929 –
7 May 1931
		nowrap	United Australia	nowrap	7 May 1931 –
19 December 1931
		[[File:Littleton Groom 1925.jpg	100px]]	Sir Littleton Groom
(1867–1936)	Independent	nowrap	19 December 1931 –
August 1933
		nowrap	United Australia	nowrap	August 1933 –
6 November 1936
		[[File:FaddenPEO.jpg	100px]]	Arthur Fadden
(1894–1973)	Country	nowrap	19 December 1936 –
10 December 1949
		[[File:ReginaldSwartz1962.jpg	100px]]	Sir Reginald Swartz
(1911–2006)	Liberal	nowrap	10 December 1949 –
2 November 1972
		[[File:Tom McVeigh 1974 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Tom McVeigh
(1930–)	Country	nowrap	2 December 1972 –
2 May 1975
		National Country	nowrap	2 May 1975 –
16 October 1982
		Nationals	nowrap	16 October 1982 –
1 December 1984

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Darling Downs

Wikipedia Source

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