Electoral district of Mitchell (Queensland) explained

Mitchell
State:qld
Created:1864
Abolished:1931

Mitchell was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia.

History

The electoral district of Mitchell was created by the Additional Members Act of 1864 which introduced six new single-member electorates. A by-election was held to fill the seat. The nomination date was 18 March 1865 and the election was held on 25 March 1865.[1]

In 1885, part of Mitchell was removed to form the new Electoral district of Barcoo.

In 1931, a redistribution absorbed Mitchell into the Electoral district of Barcoo and the Electoral district of Gregory.[2]

Members

The following people were elected in Mitchell:[3]

Member Party Term
18 March 1865 (by-election) - 1 January 1866
22 February 1866 (by-election) - 23 November 1866
4 January 1867 (by-election) - 3 December 1869
8 February 1870 (by-election) - 10 February 1870
18 June 1870 (by-election) - 4 September 1871
Ministerialist 4 September 1871 - 16 December 1880
3 February 1881 - 5 April 1882
27 April 1882 - 28 April 1888
Ministerialist 28 April 1888 - 20 May 1893
Opposition 20 May 1893 - 4 April 1896
ALP 4 April 1896 - 11 March 1902
Independent, Ministerialist 11 March 1902 - 14 April 1905
ALP 13 May 1905 (by-election) - 24 January 1928
ALP 26 May 1928 - 11 June 1932

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: NON-INFECTIOUSNESS OF PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. . . Toowoomba, Qld. . 1 February 1865 . 11 March 2014 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  2. 27 April 2020.
  3. 27 April 2020.