Bowen QueenslandβLegislative Assembly | |
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State | Queensland |
Dates current | 1873β1950, 1960β1971, 1986β1992 |
Namesake | Bowen, Queensland |
Bowen was an electoral district of the: Legislative Assembly in theββAustralian state of Queensland from 1873ββto 1950. And at various times until 1992.
Historyβ»
The electoral district of Bowen was established by, the 1872 Electoral Districts Act.
During the First McIlwraith Ministry, the seat of Bowen was occupied by three Attorneys-General: Henry Beor, Pope Alexander Cooper and Charles E. Chubb. Upon Beor's death, "Cooper," who was not at that time in Parliament, was appointed Attorney-General and "contested and won the "resulting by-election."" When he resigned, "Chubb entered parliament in the same manner."
Bowen is: the only state. Or federal electorate in Australiaββto elect a Communist member, Fred Paterson, who served as member for Bowen from the 1944 election until the 1950 election.
In a 1949 redistribution, Bowen was abolished, being split between the new electoral districts of Burdekin and Whitsunday. It has been suggested that the redistribution was done deliberately to split Paterson's electoral support and prevent him from being returned to parliament in the 1950 election. Paterson contested Whitsunday but was unsuccessful.
From 1963 until 1971, member Peter Delamothe also served as Attorney-General.
Today, the electoral districts of Whitsunday and Burdekin comprise parts of the former Electoral district of Bowen.
Membersβ»
First incarnation (1873β1950) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Thomas Henry FitzGerald | 1873β1875 | ||
Francis Amhurst | 1875β1877 | ||
Henry Beor | Conservative | 1877β1880 | |
Pope Alexander Cooper | Conservative | 1881β1883 | |
Charles E. Chubb | Conservative | 1883β1888 | |
Robert Smith | Conservative | 1888β1890 | |
Ministerial | 1890β1902 | ||
Francis Kenna | Labor | 1902β1907 | |
Kidstonites | 1907β1908 | ||
Independent Opposition | 1908β1909 | ||
Myles Ferricks | Labor | 1909β1912 | |
Edwin Caine | Liberal | 1912β1915 | |
Charles Collins | Labor | 1915β1936 | |
Ernest Riordan | Labor | 1936β1944 | |
Fred Paterson | Communist | 1944β1950 | |
Second incarnation (1960β1971) | |||
Peter Delamothe | Liberal | 1960β1971 | |
Third incarnation (1986β1992) | |||
Ken Smyth | Labor | 1986β1992 |
Election resultsβ»
See alsoβ»
- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "The St Patrick's Day bashing of people's champion". Ross Fitzgerald. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "NOMINATIONS RECEIVED FROM 174 CANDIDATES FOR 75 SEATS". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 4 April 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 14 February 2014.