Electoral district of Kennedy
| Kennedy Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Queensland |
| Created | 1865 |
| Abolished | 1950 |
| Namesake | Edmund Kennedy |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 20°S 148°E / 20°S 148°E |
Kennedy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
History
[edit]In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member:[1]
- Clermont
- Kennedy
- Maryborough
- Mitchell
- Rockhampton
- Warrego
The first elections in these six electorates were held in 1865 (that is, during a parliamentary term and not as part of a general election across Queensland). The nomination date for the election in Kennedy was 18 February 1865 and the election was held on 18 March 1865.[2]
When first constituted, Kennedy covered an area from Cardwell to Mackay, west to the Great Dividing Range, taking in the entire Burdekin River system. The district covered the north Queensland coast from Mackay to Hinchinbrook Island.[1][3] It was named for the explorer Edmund Kennedy.
Kennedy shrank in size over time; it finally included only the rural surrounds of Townsville. It was abolished in the 1949 redistribution (taking effect at the 1950 elections), most of its area being included in the Haughton.[1]
Members for Kennedy
[edit]The members for Kennedy were:[4]
| Member | Party | Term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Elphinstone Dalrymple | none | 18 Mar 1865 – 19 Jul 1867 | ||||
| Thomas Henry FitzGerald | none | 19 Jul 1867 – 11 June 1869 | ||||
| John Bright | none | 10 July 1869 – 8 Jul 1870 | ||||
| Edward MacDevitt | none | 15 Sep 1870 – 18 Nov 1873 | ||||
| John Murtagh Macrossan | none | 25 Nov 1873 – 28 Nov 1878 | Member 2 (1878–1888) | Party | ||
| Henry Wyndham Palmer | none | 28 Nov 1878 – 5 Oct 1883 | Francis Horace Stubley | none | ||
| Isidor Lissner | Ministerial | 5 Oct 1883 – 12 May 1888 | Sir Arthur Rutledge | Ministerial | ||
| 12 May 1888 – 13 May 1893 | ||||||
| George Jackson | Labor | 13 May 1893 – 2 Oct 1909 | ||||
| James O'Sullivan | Labor | 2 Oct 1909 – 9 Oct 1920 | ||||
| John Jones | Northern Country | 9 Oct 1920 – 12 May 1923 | ||||
| Harry Bruce | Labor | 12 May 1923 – 11 June 1932 | ||||
| Arthur Fadden | CPNP | 11 June 1932 – 11 May 1935 | ||||
| Cecil Jesson | Labor | 11 May 1935 – 29 Apr 1950 | ||||
See also
[edit]- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Local and General News". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 19 January 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Map of Electoral district of Kennedy". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "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.