Mourilyan was an
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
from 1950 to 1992.
First created for the
1950 state election, the district was based in
north Queensland
North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its Tropical North Queensland, trop ...
, centred on the town of
Mourilyan, taking in areas previously belonging to the abolished district of
Herbert.
Mourilyan was abolished by the 1991 redistribution, necessitated by the
one vote one value
"One man, one vote" or "one vote, one value" is a slogan used to advocate for the principle of equal representation in voting. This slogan is used by advocates of democracy and political equality, especially with regard to electoral reforms like ...
reforms, taking effect at the
1992 state election. Its territory was divided between the neighbouring districts of
Hinchinbrook and
Tablelands.
Members for Mourilyan
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
This is a list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state parliament of Queensland, sorted by parliament.
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
1950 establishments in Australia
1992 establishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1950
Constituencies disestablished in 1992