Electoral district of Fitzroy (Queensland)

Fitzroy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

The district was based in central Queensland, west of Rockhampton. It included the towns of Baralaba, Blackwater, Duaringa, Dysart, Mount Morgan and Wowan as well as some of Rockhampton's outer suburbs. The electorate was first contested in 1992. An earlier district based in the same region was also called Fitzroy. It was first contested in 1888 and abolished in 1960.

In 2008, Fitzroy was abolished—with effect at the 2009 state election—as a result of a redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. Its former territory and voters were divided between the districts of Callide, Gregory, Mirani and Rockhampton.

Members for Fitzroy

First incarnation (1888–1960)MemberPartyTerm  Robert Lyons Conservative 1888–1889  Albert Callan Independent 1889–1902  Henri Cowap Labor 1902–1907  Kidstonites 1907–1909  James Crawford Labor 1909–1911  Independent 1911–1912  Kenneth Grant Liberal 1912–1915  Harold Hartley Labor 1915–1929  William Carter Country and Progressive National 1929–1932  Jens Peterson Country and Progressive National 1932–1935  Jim Clark Labor 1935–1960Second incarnation (1992–2009)MemberPartyTerm  Jim Pearce Labor 1992–2009

Election results

See also Electoral districts of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year :Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name

References

External links ABC profile