Electoral district of Rockhampton North

Rockhampton North was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 to 1912, and from 1960 to 1992.^[1]

Rockhampton North Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State	Queensland
Dates current	1888-1912, 1960-1992
Namesake	North Rockhampton

It was based on the northern area of Rockhampton. In both incarnations, it was replaced by the district of Keppel.

Rockhampton North was generally a safe seat for the Labor Party. It was one of the eleven seats held by Labor in their "cricket team" caucus after the 1974 election, their worst defeat until 2012.^[2]

Members for Rockhampton North

First incarnation (1888–1912)
Member		Party	Term
	Rees Jones		1888–1893
	William Harding	Independent	1893–1896
	James Stewart	Labour	1896–1901
	Henry Turner	Labour	1901
	John Linnett	Independent	1901–1902
	Henry Turner	Labour	1902–1907
	James Brennan	Kidstonites	1907–1909
		Liberal	1909–1912
Second incarnation 1960–1992
	Merv Thackeray	Labor Party	1960–1972
		Independent	1972
	Les Yewdale	Labor	1972–1989
	Robert Schwarten	Labor	1989–1992

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Rockhampton North

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.
2. Wanna, John; Arklay, Tracey, The Ayes Have It: A History of the Queensland Parliament, 1957-1989, Chapter 10, retrieved 12 June 2012