Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying developed areas, including the community of Gracemere.
History In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member: Clermont Kennedy Maryborough Mitchell Rockhampton Warrego
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 Rockhampton was 30 January 1865 and the election was held on 1 February 1865.
Members for Rockhampton First incarnation (1865–1960)1865–1878, 1 memberMemberTerm Charles Fitzsimmons 1865–1867 Thomas Henry FitzGerald 1867 Archibald Archer 1867–1869 Henry Milford 1869–1870 Alexander Fyfe 1870–1873 Charles Hardie Buzacott 1873–1877 John MacFarlane 1877–1878 1878–1912, 2 membersMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm William Rea 1878–1881 Thomas Macdonald-Paterson 1878–1883 John Ferguson Griffith 1881–1888 William Higson Griffith 1883–1888 Archibald Archer Independent 1888–1896 William Pattison Conservative 1888–1893 George Curtis Independent 1893–1902 William Kidston Labour 1896–1907 Kenneth Grant Labour 1902–1907 Kidstonites 1907–1909 Kidstonites 1907–1909 Liberal 1909–1911 Liberal 1909–1912 John Adamson Labour 1911–1912 1912–1960, 1 memberMemberPartyTerm John Adamson Labor 1912–1916 Independent 1916–1917 Frank Forde Labor 1917–1922 George Farrell Labor 1923–1929 Thomas Dunlop Independent 1929–1932 James Larcombe Labor 1932–1956 Mick Gardner Labor 1956–1957 Queensland Labor 1957–1960 Second incarnation (1972–present, 1 member)MemberPartyTerm Keith Wright Labor 1972–1984 Paul Braddy Labor 1985–1995 Robert Schwarten Labor 1995–2012 Bill Byrne Labor 2012–2017 Barry O'Rourke Labor 2017–2024 Donna Kirkland Liberal National 2024–present
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