| Kennedy | |
| State: | qld |
| Created: | 1865 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Namesake: | Edmund Kennedy |
| Class: | Rural |
| Coordinates: | -20°N 148°W |
Kennedy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member:[1]
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 Kennedy was 18 February 1865 and the election was held on 18 March 1865.[2]
When first constituted, Kennedy covered an area from Cardwell to Mackay, west to the Great Dividing Range, taking in the entire Burdekin River system. The district covered the north Queensland coast from Mackay to Hinchinbrook Island.[1] [3] It was named for the explorer Edmund Kennedy.
Kennedy shrank in size over time; it finally included only the rural surrounds of Townsville. It was abolished in the 1949 redistribution (taking effect at the 1950 elections), most of its area being included in the Haughton.[1]
The members for Kennedy were:[4]
| Member | Party | Term | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| none | 18 Mar 1865 – 19 Jul 1867 | |||||||
| none | 19 Jul 1867 – 11 June 1869 | |||||||
| none | 10 July 1869 – 8 Jul 1870 | |||||||
| none | 15 Sep 1870 – 18 Nov 1873 | |||||||
| none | 25 Nov 1873 – 28 Nov 1878 | Member 2 (1878–1888) | Party | |||||
| none | 28 Nov 1878 – 5 Oct 1883 | none | ||||||
| Ministerial | 5 Oct 1883 – 12 May 1888 | Ministerial | ||||||
| 12 May 1888 – 13 May 1893 | ||||||||
| 13 May 1893 – 2 Oct 1909 | ||||||||
| 2 Oct 1909 – 9 Oct 1920 | ||||||||
| 9 Oct 1920 – 12 May 1923 | ||||||||
| 12 May 1923 – 11 June 1932 | ||||||||
| 11 June 1932 – 11 May 1935 | ||||||||
| 11 May 1935 – 29 Apr 1950 | ||||||||