Electoral district of Maryborough

For the Victorian electorate, see Electoral district of Maryborough (Victoria).
Maryborough
Queensland—Legislative Assembly

Maryborough (2008—)
State or territory: Queensland
MP: Chris Foley
Party: Independent
Namesake: Maryborough

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

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

Maryborough was first created for the 1865 election and has continued to exist as an electorate ever since. Between 1878 and 1912, the district elected two members.

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Members for Maryborough

Single member electorate (1865–1878)
Member Party Term
  William Henry Walsh Squatter conservative 1865–1873
  Berkeley Basil Moreton Independent Liberal 1873–1875
  John Douglas Independent Liberal 1875–1878
Dual member electorate (1878–1912)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  John Douglas Independent Liberal 1878–1880   Henry Edward King McIlwraith conservative 1878–1883
  Henry Palmer McIlwraith conservative 1880–1883
  John Hurley Unaligned 1883–1884   Richard Bingham Sheridan Liberal Party 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
  Charles Booker Ministerialist 1909–1912   Edward Corser Ministerialist 1909–1912
Single member electorate (1912–present)
Member Party Term
  Edward Corser Ministerialist 1912–1915
  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–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Maryborough
Queensland state election, 2009: Maryborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chris Foley 14,119 47.7 -17.7
Liberal National Anne Maddern 7,633 25.8 +13.6
Labor Brad Hansen 6,744 22.8 +6.3
Greens David Arthur 1,120 3.8 -1.7
Total formal votes 29,616 97.9
Informal votes 590 2.1
Turnout 30,206 93.0
Two-candidate preferred result
Independent Chris Foley 16,586 66.8 -13.6
Liberal National Anne Maddern 8,232 33.2 +33.2
Independent hold Swing -13.6

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results". ABC Election Unit. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/qld/QLD2009_Results.pdf#page=22. Retrieved 15 December 2011. 

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