Electoral district of Rockhampton

Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Rockhampton
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Rockhampton 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1865–1960; 1972–present
MPBarry O'Rourke
PartyLabor
NamesakeRockhampton
Electors36,524 (2020)
Area174 km2 (67.2 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates23°24′S 150°28′E
Electorates around Rockhampton:
Mirani Mirani Keppel
Mirani Rockhampton Mirani
Mirani Mirani Mirani
Electoral district of Rockhampton, 1865
Electoral map of Rockhampton 2008

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.[2]

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 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
  Kidstonites 1907–1909   Kidstonites 1907–1909
Liberal 1909–1911 Liberal 1909–1912
  John Adamson Labour 1911–1912
1912–1960, 1 member
MemberPartyTerm
  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
  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 2012–2017
  Barry O'Rourke Labor 2017–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Rockhampton
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Rockhampton.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Rockhampton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry O'Rourke 13,289 44.32 +12.58
Liberal National Tony Hopkins 7,118 23.74 +5.89
One Nation Torin O'Brien 3,714 12.39 −9.00
Independent Dominic Doblo 2,042 6.81 +6.81
Legalise Cannabis Laura Barnard 1,189 3.97 +3.97
Katter's Australian Christian Shepherd 1,151 3.84 +3.84
Greens Mick Jones 1,025 3.42 −2.07
Informed Medical Options Yvette Saxon 328 1.09 +1.09
United Australia Paul Crangle 130 0.43 +0.43
Total formal votes 29,986 95.27 −0.45
Informal votes 1,489 4.73 +0.45
Turnout 31,475 86.18 −2.78
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry O'Rourke 17,579 58.62 +3.43
Liberal National Tony Hopkins 12,407 41.38 +41.38
Labor hold  
Primary vote results in Rockhampton (Second Incarnation) (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal National
  Country/National
  Liberal
  One Nation
  Katter's Australian
  City Country Alliance
  Greens
  Family First
  Queensland Labor
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Rockhampton (Second Incarnation)

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Local and General News". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 19 January 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. 2020 State General Election – Rockhampton – District Summary, ECQ.
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