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Electoral district of Haughton

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Haughton
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1950
Abolished1960
NamesakeHaughton River
DemographicNorthern Rural

The electoral district of Haughton was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1950 state election, and existed until the 1960 state election.[1]

Haughton was located south of Townsville and incorporated much of the former districts of Mundingburra and Kennedy.[1]

Haughton was abolished in 1960, replaced by Burdekin.[1]

Members for Haughton

Member Party Term
rowspan= 2 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor |   Colin McCathie ALP Apr 1950 – Apr 1957
QLP Apr 1957 – May 1960

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860 - 2012" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 30 January 2014.