Electoral district of Rockhampton

Rockhampton
Queensland—Legislative Assembly

Rockhampton (2008—)
State Queensland
Dates current 1865–1960; 1972–present
MP Bill Byrne
Party Labor
Namesake Rockhampton
Electors 32,261 (2015)
Area 170 km2 (65.6 sq mi)
Coordinates 23°24′S 150°28′E / 23.400°S 150.467°E / -23.400; 150.467Coordinates: 23°24′S 150°28′E / 23.400°S 150.467°E / -23.400; 150.467
Electoral district of Rockhampton, 1865

Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying developed areas, including the community of Gracemere.

History

In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member:

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 Rockhampton was 30 January 1865 and the election was held on 1 February 1865.[1]

Members for Rockhampton

First incarnation (1865–1960)
1865–1878, 1 member
MemberTerm
Charles Fitzsimmons 1865–1867
Thomas Henry FitzGerald 1867
Archibald Archer 1867–1869
Henry Milford[1] 1869–1870
Alexander Fyfe 1870–1873
Charles Hardie Buzacott 1873–1877
John MacFarlane 1877–1878
1878–1912, 2 members
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  William Rea   1878–1881   Thomas Macdonald-Paterson   1878–1883
  John Ferguson Griffith 1881–1888   William Higson Griffith 1883–1888
  Archibald Archer Independent 1888–1896   William Pattison Conservative 1888–1893
  George Curtis Independent 1893–1902
  William Kidston Labour 1896–1907
  Kenneth Grant Labour 1902–1907
  Kidston 1907–1909   Kidston 1907–1909
Ministerialist 1909–1911 Ministerialist 1909–1912
  John Adamson Labour 1911–1912
1912–1960, 1 member
MemberPartyTermNotes
  John Adamson Labor 1912–1916
  Independent 1916–1917
  Frank Forde Labor 1917–1922
  George Farrell Labor 1923–1929
  Thomas Dunlop Independent 1929–1932
  James Larcombe Labor 1932–1956 retired
  Mick Gardner Labor 1956–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1960
Second incarnation (1972–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Keith Wright Labor 1972–1984
  Paul Braddy Labor 1985–1995
  Robert Schwarten Labor 1995–2012
  Bill Byrne Labor 2012–present
1 Milford did not take his seat, resigned, and was defeated in the resulting by-election.

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Rockhampton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Byrne 15,432 52.88 +13.09
Liberal National Bridie Luva 8,869 30.39 −1.37
Greens Michelle Taylor 1,863 6.38 +2.93
Family First Sally-Anne Vincent 1,703 5.84 +3.18
Independent Anne Margaret O'Connor 1,317 4.51 +3.48
Total formal votes 29,184 97.27 +0.26
Informal votes 818 2.73 −0.26
Turnout 30,002 91.76 +0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Byrne 17,301 63.87 +9.92
Liberal National Bridie Luva 9,787 36.13 −9.92
Labor hold Swing +9.92

References

  1. ↑ "Local and General News.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 19 January 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Rockhampton - District Summary, ECQ.

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