Electoral district of Drayton and Toowoomba

Drayton and Toowoomba
Queensland—Legislative Assembly

State| Queensland
Dates current| 1860-1873; 1878-1912
Namesake| Drayton and Toowoomba

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

## History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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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