Electoral district of Belyando explained

Belyando
State:	qld
Lifespan:	1949-1960, 1971-1977
Namesake:	Belyando River

Belyando was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland in 2 incarnations from 1950 to 1977.^[1]

It was first created in the 1949 redistribution preceding the 1950 election, covering the central Queensland area around the Shire of Belyando. It was abolished in the redistribution preceding the 1960 election, its territory taken up by the district of Barcoo expanding eastward.

It was revived again in the 1971 redistribution, and was renamed Peak Downs from the 1977 election onwards.^[2]

It is pronounced Bel-yando.^[3]

Members for Belyando

First incarnation (1950–1960)
Member		Party	Term
		Tom Foley	Labor	1950–1957
			Queensland Labor	1957–1960
Second incarnation (1972–1977)
		Eugene O'Donnell	Labor	1972–1974
		Vince Lester	National	1974–1977

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Belyando.

See also

• Electoral districts of Queensland
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
• by name

Notes and References

1. 27 April 2020.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326093727/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/explore/parliamentaryrecord/sections/ParlRecord_p2_21_RepByElect_pp314to371.pdf . 2012-03-26 . dead .
3. Web site: The history of names: Mackay district. www.abc.net.au. 2016-01-01. en-AU.