East Moreton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1878, also known as Moreton from 1874 to 1878.

The district took in the south-east corner of the state, south of Brisbane and Ipswich. It was a dual member electorate from 1860 to 1873 and a single member electorate from 1873 to 1878.

Members

Dual member electorate (1860–1873)Member 1PartyTermMember 2PartyTerm   George Edmondstone Unaligned 1860–1867   Henry Buckley Unaligned 1860–1860   Thomas Warry Unaligned 1860–1863   William Brookes Unaligned 1863–1863   Robert Cribb Unaligned 1863–1867   Arthur Francis Unaligned 1867–1870   James Garrick Unaligned 1867–1868   John Douglas Unaligned 1868–1868   Henry Jordan Unaligned 1868–1871   Robert Travers Atkin Unaligned 1870–1872   William Hemmant Unaligned 1871–1873   Samuel Griffith Unaligned 1872–1873   William Fryar Unaligned 1873–1877   James Garrick Unaligned 1877–1878

By-election in February 1870 On 17 February 1870, Arthur Francis, member for East Moreton, resigned due to insolvency, and a by-election was called. On the nomination day, 19 February 1870, there were two candidates Robert Travers Atkin and Robert Cribb (who had previously represented the electorate from 1863 to 1867). In his nomination speech, Atkin made accusations against Cribb, who replied vigorously defending himself. The somewhat unexpected outcome of this verbal exchange was that Cribb announced he would withdraw his nomination. Cribb said that if Atkin believed he could represent them so well, the best thing they could do would be to let him try, predicting that Atkin would either resign or be asked to resign within six months. Being the only remaining candidate, Atkin was declared elected.

Cribb's six-month prediction did not come true. However, Atkin did not complete his term, as he resigned on 7 March 1872 due to serious ill health (pulmonary tuberculosis) from which he died a few months later on.

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

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