Electoral district of Gympie

Gympie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland The electorate is centred on the city of Gympie and stretches north to Rainbow Beach and as far south to Pomona.

The seat is currently held by Tony Perrett of the Liberal National Party.

The district's most famous former member is Andrew Fisher, who later became Prime Minister of Australia.

Members for Gympie Single member electorate (1873–1888)MemberPartyTerm  Robert Lord Unaligned 1873–1877  James Kidgell Unaligned 1877–1878  John Hamilton McIlwraith conservative 1878–1883  William Smyth Unaligned 1883–1888

Dual member electorate (1888–1912)MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm  William Smyth Unaligned 1888–1899  Matthew Mellor Unaligned 1888–1893  Andrew Fisher Labour 1893–1896  Jacob Stumm Ministerialist 1896–1899  George Ryland Labour 1899–1912  Andrew Fisher Labour 1899–1901  Daniel Mulcahy Labour 1901–1912

Single member electorate (1912–1950)MemberPartyTerm  George Mackay Ministerialist 1912–1915  Thomas Dunstan Labor 1915–1929  Vivian Tozer Country and Progressive National 1929–1935  Thomas Dunstan Labor 1935–1950

Single member electorate (1960–present)MemberPartyTerm Max Hodges Country 1960–1974  National 1974–1979  Len Stephan National 1979–2001 Elisa Roberts One Nation 2001–2002  Independent 2002–2006  David Gibson National 2006–2008  Liberal National 2008–2015  Tony Perrett Liberal National 2015–present

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