Electoral district of Toowoomba
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The Electoral District of Toowoomba was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in 1912 when the old seat of Drayton & Toowoomba split into Toowoomba, East Toowoomba and Drayton. Toowoomba was removed by the 1960 redistribution.
The seat was based on the City of Toowoomba.
The Member for Drayton & Toowoomba, James Tolmie successfully stood for election in Toowoomba in 1912 after the split.
The sitting member, Mervyn Anderson, successfully stood for election in the new seat of Toowoomba East in the 1960 election.
[edit] Members
see Drayton & Toowoomba (1860-1912) see East Toowoomba (1912-1950)) see Toowoomba East (1960-1972)) c.f. Drayton (1912-1923)
- 1912 - 1918 James Tolmie Opposition (previously member for Drayton & Toowoomba)
- 1918 - 1925 Frank Brennan ALP
- 1925 (by-election) - 1929 Evan Llewelyn ALP
- 1929 - 1932 James Annand Country
- 1932 - 1935 Evan Llewelyn ALP
- 1935 (by-election) - 1957 John Duggan ALP
- 1957 - 1950 Mervyn Anderson Liberal (went on to become Member for Member for Toowoomba East)
