Leichhardt was an
electoral district
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of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
Queensland
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from 1860 to 1932.
Taking in areas of central Queensland west of the
Great Dividing Range
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, the district in its original form stretched as far as
Mackay Mackay may refer to:
*Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives
Mackay may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Mackay Region, a local government area
** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region
*** Mackay Airport ...
in the north and as far south as
Taroom
Taroom is a town in the Shire of Banana and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality split between the Shire of Banana and the Western Downs Region in Queensland, Australia. In the , Taroom had a population of 885 people.
Geography
The t ...
. Originally a dual member constituency, it was one of the sixteen districts contested at the
first colonial election in 1860. It became a single member constituency in 1873 but reverted to being a dual member electorate in 1878. A single member constituency again in 1888, it remained that way thereafter. One of the district's first members was
Robert Herbert
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, the first
Premier of Queensland
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By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is appointed ...
.
By the time of its abolition—at the
1932 state election—the district was based on
Clermont and
Springsure
Springsure is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Springsure had a population of 950 people.
Geography
Springsure is situated by road ...
. Its territory was split between the pre-existing districts of
Barcoo and
Normanby.
Members for Leichhardt
Election results
See also
*
Electoral districts of Queensland
This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state legislature for Queensland, Australia.
Current Districts by region
Districts in Far North Queensland
* Barron River
*Cairns
* Coo ...
*
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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See also
* Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts
This is a list of current and former Electoral di ...
by year
*
:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
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Former electoral districts of Queensland
Constituencies established in 1860
1860 establishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1932
1932 disestablishments in Australia