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Electoral district of Western Downs
Former state electoral district of Queensland, Australia
Former state electoral district of Queensland, Australia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Western Downs |
| state | qld |
| lifespan | 1860-1873, 1992-2001 |
| namesake | Darling Downs |
| coordinates |
| mp-party = | near-n = | near-ne = | near-e = | near-se = | near-s = | near-sw = | near-w = | near-nw = Western Downs refers to two incarnations of an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland, based in the western part of the Darling Downs.
The original district existed from 1860 to 1873 and elected two members. More recently, Western Downs was a single member electorate that was first contested in 1992 and abolished in 2001.
Members for Western Downs
| First incarnation (1860–1873, two members) | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Moffatt | Unaligned | 1860–1864 | Other}} | James Taylor | Unaligned | |||
| John Watts | Unaligned | 1864–1867 | ||||||
| Other}} | ||||||||
| Robert Ramsay | Unaligned | 1867–1873 | ||||||
| Edward Wienholt | Unaligned | 1870–1873 |
| Second incarnation (1992–2001, one member) | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Littleproud | National Party | 1992–2001 |
Results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Western Downs
References
References
- {{cite QldElectorate. (28 April 2020)
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