Electoral district of Maryborough (Queensland)

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

For the Victorian electorate, see Electoral district of Maryborough (Victoria).
Maryborough
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Maryborough 2017
StateQueensland
Created1865
MPBruce Saunders
PartyLabor
NamesakeMaryborough
Electors38,267 (2020)
Area4,705 km2 (1,816.6 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates25°39′S 152°30′E
Electorates around Maryborough:
Burnett Burnett Hervey Bay
Callide Maryborough Hervey Bay
Nanango Gympie Gympie
Electoral map of Maryborough 2008

The district is centred on the regional city of Maryborough and takes in other surrounding communities.

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

Between 1878 and 1912, the district elected two members, and then returned only a single member to the present time (2014).[2]

Members for Maryborough

The members for Maryborough were:[3]

Single member electorate (1865–1878 and 1912–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Henry Walsh Squatter-Conservative 1865–1873
  Berkeley Basil Moreton Independent Liberal 1873–1875 Dual member electorate (1878–1912)
  John Douglas Independent Liberal 1875–1880 Member 2 Party Term
  Henry Edward King Conservative 1878–1883
  Henry Palmer Conservative 1880–1883
  John Hurley Unaligned 1883–1884   Richard Bingham Sheridan Liberal 1883–1888
  John Annear Ministerialist 1884–1902
  Richard Hyne Unaligned 1888–1893
  Charles Powers Opposition 1893–1896
  John Bartholomew Ministerialist 1896–1902
  Charles Barton Labor 1902–1902   John Norman Labor 1902–1907
  Henry Garde Ministerialist 1902–1904
 
 		 William Mitchell Labor 1904–1909
  John Adamson Labor 1907–1909
  Edward Corser Ministerialist 1909–1915   Charles Booker Ministerialist 1909–1912
  Alfred Jones Labor 1915–1917
  David Weir Labor 1917–1929
  John Blackley Country and Progressive National 1929–1932
  James Stopford Labor 1932–1936
  William Demaine Labor 1937–1938
  David Farrell Labor 1938–1953
  Horace Davies Labor 1953–1971
  Gilbert Alison Liberal 1971–1977
  Brendan Hansen Labor 1977–1983
  Gilbert Alison National 1983–1989
  Bob Dollin Labor 1989–1998
  John Kingston One Nation 1998–1999
  Independent 1999–2003
  Chris Foley Independent 2003–2012
  Anne Maddern Liberal National 2012–2015
  Bruce Saunders Labor 2015–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Maryborough
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Maryborough.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Maryborough[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bruce Saunders 17,751 53.27 +8.08
Liberal National Denis Chapman 8,763 26.30 +8.26
One Nation Sharon Lohse 4,392 13.18 −17.18
Greens Craig Armstrong 888 2.66 −0.84
Legalise Cannabis River Body 885 2.66 +2.66
Informed Medical Options Samantha Packer 452 1.36 +1.36
United Australia Alex Sokolov 194 0.58 +0.58
Total formal votes 33,325 96.26 +0.05
Informal votes 1,293 3.74 −0.05
Turnout 34,618 90.46 +0.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bruce Saunders 20,624 61.89 +9.43
Liberal National Denis Chapman 12,701 38.11 +38.11
Labor hold  

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. "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.
  3. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. 2020 State General Election – Maryborough – District Summary, ECQ.
  • Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860–1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.
  • Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament 1930–1980 w.an outline of Queensland electorates 1859–1980 / D.B. Waterson and John Arnold
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