Electoral district of Fassifern explained

Fassifern
State:qld
Created:1873
Abolished:1992
Namesake:Fassifern Valley

Fassifern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1992.[1]

It was based on the area south of Ipswich and stretched toward the New South Wales border, although in subsequent redistributions was reduced in size away from the growing Brisbane area. It was named after the Fassifern Valley.

Fassifern was a safe Country/National district for most of its existence. It was abolished in the 1991 redistribution under the Goss government, and was largely replaced by the new district of Beaudesert.

Members for Fassifern

MemberPartyTerm
 George Thorn1873–1874
John Thorn1874–1878
de Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse1878–1883
Alfred Midgley1883–1887
George Thorn1887–1888
William Salkeld1888–1893
George Thorn1893–1902
Thomas Murray-PriorOpposition1902
Charles Moffatt JenkinsonOpposition1903–1909
Arnold WienholtLiberal1909–1913
Ernest BellLiberal1913–1918
National1918–1920
Country1920–1922
United1922–1925
CPNP1925–1930
Arnold WienholtIndependent1930–1935
Alf MullerCPNP1935–1936
Country1936–1961
Independent1961–1965
Country1965–1969
Selwyn MullerCountry1969–1974
National1974–1983
Kev LingardNational1983–1992

Election results

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

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. 27 April 2020.