Electoral district of Stanley (Queensland) explained

Stanley
State:qld
Created:1873
Abolished:1950

The electoral district of Stanley was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.

History

Stanley was created by the Electoral Districts Act of 1872 as a single-member seat (taking effect from 1873). From 1878 it became a two-member constituency through incorporation of part of the Electoral district of West Moretonfrom which it had been derived in 1872. Stanley was abolished in the 1949 redistribution which placed most of it in the new Electoral district of Somerset.[1]

Members

The following people represented Stanley:[2]

Member Party Term
20 Nov 1873 – 10 Dec 1878Member 2 (1878–1888) Party Term
10 Dec 1878 – 23 Aug 1883  10 Dec 1878 – 23 May 1888
23 Aug 1883 – 23 May 1888
23 May 1888 – 29 April 1893
Ministerialist 29 Apr 1893 – 11 Mar 1902
11 Mar 1902 – 27 Aug 1904
27 Aug 1904 – 9 Oct 1920
9 Oct 1920 – 5 Dec 1927
CPNP 25 Feb 1928 – 22 Oct 1933
CPNP/Country 9 Dec 1933 – 2 Apr 1938
Country 2 Apr 1938 – 29 Apr 1950

= by-election

See also

Notes and References

  1. 27 April 2020.
  2. 27 April 2020.