Electoral district of Drayton and Toowoomba

Electoral District of Drayton and Toowoomba was the original seat for the urban settlement on the eastern Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.

Drayton and Toowoomba Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State	Queensland
Dates current	1860-1873; 1878-1912
Namesake	Drayton and Toowoomba

History

Drayton and Toowoomba had 2 incarnations: 1859 to 1873 and 1878 to 1912.^[1]

Its first incarnation was as one of original sixteen electorates created in 1859, when Queensland became an independent colony. It was represented by one member. In 1873, its name was changed to electoral district of Toowoomba.^[1]

Its second incarnation was in 1878, when Toowoomba was renamed back to Drayton and Toowoomba. It became a 2-member electorate at that time. In 1912, it was redistributed into Drayton (1912–1927), Toowoomba (1912–1960) and East Toowoomba (1912–1950).^[1]

The seat is notable for Member and perennial Toowoomba Mayor William Henry Groom who went on to be the region's representative at the first Commonwealth Parliament in 1901.^[2]

Members for Drayton and Toowoomba

The table of members elected in Drayton and Toowoomba appears below.^[2]

First incarnation

Single member electorate (1860–1873)
Member		Party	Term
	John Watts	Unaligned	1860–1862
	William Henry Groom	Unaligned	1862–1873

Second incarnation

Dual member electorate (1878–1912)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Henry Groom	Unaligned	1878–1901		George Davenport	Unaligned	1878–1881
					Robert Aland	Unaligned	1881–1893
					John Fogarty	Labor/Opposition	1893–1904
	James Tolmie	Ministerialist/Opposition	1901–1907
					Edward Smart	Labor	1904–1907
	Vernon Redwood	Ministerialist/Opposition	1907–1909		Thomas Roberts	Ministerialist/Opposition	1907–1912
	James Tolmie	Ministerialist/Opposition	1909–1912

See also

• Electoral districts of Queensland
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
• Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name

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. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
2. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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