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Electoral district of Rockhampton

Electoral district of Queensland, Australia

Electoral district of Rockhampton
Summary

Electoral district of Queensland, Australia

FieldValue
federalstate = qld
upperimage = ECQ-2017-Final-Rockhampton.pdf
captionElectoral map of Rockhampton 2017
lifespan1865–1960; 1972–present
mpDonna Kirkland
mp-partyLiberal National
namesakeRockhampton
electors36524
electors_year2020
area174
classProvincial
coordinates
near-nMirani
near-neKeppel
near-eMirani
near-seMirani
near-sMirani
near-swMirani
near-wMirani
near-nwMirani

|mp-party = Liberal National | near-n = Mirani | near-ne = Keppel | near-e = Mirani | near-se = Mirani | near-s = Mirani | near-sw = Mirani | near-w = Mirani | near-nw = Mirani

Electoral district of Rockhampton, 1865
Electoral map of Rockhampton 2008

Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying developed areas, including the community of Gracemere.

History

In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member:

  • Clermont
  • Kennedy
  • Maryborough
  • Mitchell
  • Rockhampton
  • Warrego

The first elections in these six electorates were held in 1865 (that is, during a parliamentary term and not as part of a general election across Queensland). The nomination date for the election in Rockhampton was 30 January 1865 and the election was held on 1 February 1865.

Members for Rockhampton

First incarnation (1865–1960)1865–1878, 1 memberMemberTerm
Charles Fitzsimmons1865–1867
Thomas Henry FitzGerald1867
Archibald Archer1867–1869
Henry Milford1869–1870
Alexander Fyfe1870–1873
Charles Hardie Buzacott1873–1877
John MacFarlane1877–1878
1878–1912, 2 membersMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
William Rea1878–1881Thomas Macdonald-Paterson
John FergusonGriffith1881–1888William HigsonGriffith
Independent}}Archibald ArcherIndependent1888–1896William PattisonConservative
Independent}}George CurtisIndependent1893–1902
Labor}}William KidstonLabour1896–1907
Kenneth GrantLabour1902–1907
Kidstonites}}Kidstonites1907–1909Kidstonites}}Kidstonites1907–1909
Liberal1909–1911Liberal1909–1912
John AdamsonLabour1911–1912
1912–1960, 1 memberMemberPartyTermSecond incarnation (1972–present, 1 member)MemberPartyTerm
John AdamsonLabor1912–1916
Independent1916–1917
Frank FordeLabor1917–1922
George FarrellLabor1923–1929
Thomas DunlopIndependent1929–1932
James LarcombeLabor1932–1956
Mick GardnerLabor1956–1957
Queensland Labor1957–1960
Keith WrightLabor1972–1984
Paul BraddyLabor1985–1995
Robert SchwartenLabor1995–2012
Bill ByrneLabor2012–2017
Barry O'RourkeLabor2017–2024
Donna KirklandLiberal National2024–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Rockhampton

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References

References

  1. {{cite QldElectorate. (28 April 2020)
  2. (19 January 1865). "Local and General News.". National Library of Australia.
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