Electoral district of East Toowoomba

Electoral District of East 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 East Toowoomba, Toowoomba and Drayton. East Toowoomba ceased to exist in 1950.[1]

East Toowoomba
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1912
Abolished1950

In the 1960 redistribution, a seat of Toowoomba East (along with Toowoomba West) was created that lasted until 1972.

When East Toowoomba was lost to redistribution, Sir Gordon Chalk contested the seat of Lockyer successfully.

Members for East Toowoomba

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Member Party Term
  Thomas Roberts Liberal; Opposition 1912–1934
  James Annand Country 1934–1935
  James Kane Labor 1935–1938
  Herbert Yeates Country 1938–1945
  Les Wood Labor 1946–1947
  Gordon Chalk Liberal 1947–1950

Election results

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See also

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References

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  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. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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