Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1929–1932
This is a list of members of the 25th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1929 to 1932, as elected at the 1929 state election held on 11 May 1929.[1]
- 1 Irene Longman, the CPNP member for Bulimba, became the first female representative in the Queensland Parliament upon her defeat of Harry Wright at the 1929 election.
- 2 On 16 September 1929, the Labor member for Burke, Darby Riordan, resigned to contest the 1929 federal election. Labor candidate Arthur Jones won the resulting by-election on 2 November 1929.
- 3 On 22 September 1929, the Labor member for Maryborough, David Weir, died. CPNP candidate John Blackley won the resulting by-election on 26 October 1929.
- 4 On 21 February 1930, the Labor member for Cairns and former Premier of Queensland, William McCormack, died. Labor candidate John O'Keefe won the resulting by-election on 10 May 1930.
- 5 On 2 May 1930, the CPNP member for Fassifern, Ernest Bell, died. Independent candidate Arnold Wienholt won the resulting by-election on 28 June 1930.
See also
- 1929 Queensland state election
- Moore Ministry (Queensland) (CPNP) (1929–1932)
References
- "Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
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