Electoral district of Darling Downs (Queensland)

Darling Downs Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State	Queensland
Dates current	1873–1888; 2001–2009
Namesake	Darling Downs

Darling Downs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was named for the Darling Downs region.

The district covered rural areas in southern Queensland to the immediate west and north of Toowoomba, not including the city itself. Darling Downs included the towns of Dalby, Oakey and Crows Nest. The electorate was first created for the 2001 election.

In 2008, Darling Downs was abolished–with effect at the 2009 state election–following a redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. Its former territory and voters were divided between the districts of Warrego, Nanango, Toowoomba North and a new seat called Condamine.

An earlier district based in the same region was also called Darling Downs. It existed as a single member electorate from 1873 to 1878 and as a dual member electorate from 1878 to 1888.

Members for Darling Downs

Single member electorate (1873–1878)
Member		Party	Term
	Edward Wienholt	Unaligned	1873–1875
	William Graham	Unaligned	1875–1878

Dual member electorate (1878–1888)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Miles	Unaligned	1878–1887		Francis Kates	Ministerialist	1878–1881
					William Allan	Unaligned	1881–1883
					Francis Kates	Ministerialist	1883–1888
	William Allan	Unaligned	1887–1888

Second incarnation (2001–2009)
Member		Party	Term
	Ray Hopper	Independent	2001
		National	2001–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2009

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Darling Downs (Queensland)

See also

• Division of Darling Downs
• Electoral district of Darling Downs (New South Wales)
• Electoral districts of Queensland
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
• Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name