Electoral district of Northern Downs

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Northern Downs
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1859
Abolished1887
NamesakeDarling Downs

Northern Downs was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, one of the original 16 created in 1859. It covered the Dalby and Condamine areas. In the electoral redistribution of 1887, Northern Downs was split into two new electoral districts, the Electoral district of Dalby and the Electoral district of Murilla.[1]

Members[edit]

The elected members for Northern Downs were:[2]

Member Party Term
Charles Coxen 4 May 1860 - 1 July 1867
Henry Thorn 1 July 1867 - 28 September 1868
Joshua Peter Bell 28 September 1868 - 11 November 1873
Henry Thorn 11 November 1873 - 30 October 1876
William Miles 14 November 1876 - 21 November 1878 (by-election)
Joshua Peter Bell 21 November 1878 - 2 April 1879
George Thorn junior 17 April 1879 - 7 September 1883 (by-election)
Hugh Muir Nelson Ministerialist 7 September 1883 - 28 April 1888

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)