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Frank Nicklin
Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, (6 August 1895 – 29 January 1978) was an Australian politician. He was the Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1968, the first non-Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), Labor Party premier since 1932.Nicklin, Sir George Francis (Frank) (1895–1978) — Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 15 January 2015. Early life and career Nicklin was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales on 6 August 1895, the son of newspaper proprietor George Francis Nicklin and his New Zealand-born wife, Edith Catherine ( Bond). He was educated at Murwillumbah Public School and Highfield College in Turramurra, Sydney. In 1910 the family moved to Beerwah in Queensland, where Nicklin's father took up banana farming. Nic ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Of Queensland
The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland. By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is appointed by the Governor of Queensland. The incumbent premier of Queensland since the 2015 election is Annastacia Palaszczuk of the Labor Party. Constitutional role Under section 42 of the Constitution of Queensland the premier and other members of Cabinet are appointed by the Governor and are collectively responsible to Parliament. The text of the Constitution assigns to the premier certain powers, such as the power to assign roles (s. 25) to Assistant Ministers (formerly known as Parliamentary Secretaries), and to appoint Ministers as acting Ministers (s. 45) for a period of 14 days. In practice, under the conventions of the Westminster System followed in Queensland, the premier's power is derived from two sources: command of a maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Queensland State Election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 1 June 1963 to elect the 78 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The major parties contesting the election were the Country Party led by Premier Frank Nicklin, the Liberal Party led by Alan Munro, the Labor Party led by Jack Duggan and the Queensland Labor Party led by Paul Hilton. The Country and Liberal parties governed in coalition. This election marked the return of preferential voting after first past the post voting had been used for elections from 1944 to 1960. The Country-Liberal coalition won a third term in office at the election. Key dates Results : 839,323 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but the Labor-held seat of Burke was not contested. Seats changing party representation This table lists changes in party representation at the 1963 election. See also * Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1960–1963 * Members of the Queensland Legisla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Queensland State Election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 28 May 1966 to elect the 78 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The major parties contesting the election were the Country Party led by Premier Frank Nicklin in coalition the Liberal Party, the Labor Party led by Jack Duggan. The Country-Liberal coalition won a fourth term in office at the election. Key dates Results Seats changing hands * Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats. * The sitting Labor MP for Hawthorne, Bill Baxter, lost preselection as the Labor candidate. He was expelled from the ALP for running against the selected candidate Thomas Burton. Previous election figures are Labor v Liberal. See also * Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1963–1966 * Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1966–1969 * Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1966 * Nicklin Ministry The Nicklin Ministry was a ministry of the Government o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nicholson (Australian Politician)
Sir David Eric Nicholson (26 May 1904 – 13 December 1997) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was the longest serving Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Speaker in the Parliament. Biography Nicholson was born at Mikimiki, a short-lived sawmilling settlement ten miles north of Masterton, on the north island of New Zealand, the son of John Albert Nicholson and his wife Maria Mary (née Henderson). He was educated at the Masterton Public and High Schools and arrived in Australia in 1926 as a touring professional cycling representative and motorcycle stunt rider. Having competed successfully in three Australian states, Nicholson took up speedway racing at Maroubra and Penrith in New South Wales. In 1933 he became the first person in Australia to ride the infamous Wall of Death.Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly has 93 members, who have used the letters MP after their names since 2000 (previously they were styled MLAs). There is approximately the same population in each electorate; however, that has not always been the case (in particular, a malapportionment system - not, strictly speaking, a gerrymander - dubbed the ''Bjelkemander'' was in effect during the 1970s and 1980s). The Assembly first sat in May 1860 and produced Australia's first Hansard in April 1864. Following the outcome of the 2015 election, successful amendments to the electoral act in early 2016 include: adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional preferential voting to full-preferential voting, and moving from unfixed three-year terms t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Landsborough
Landsborough was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 1992. The district was based on the Sunshine Coast. Landsborough was first created for the 1950 state election out of the districts of Murrumba and Stanley, the latter of which was abolished. The district was won by then Country Party leader Frank Nicklin, hitherto the member for Murrumba. Nicklin went on to serve as Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1968. He retired at the 1972 state election and was succeeded by fellow Country Party candidate Mike Ahern. Ahern would also go on to become Queensland Premier from 1987 to 1989. Ahern retired in 1990, triggering a by-election that was won by Liberal Party candidate Joan Sheldon. Like her two predecessors, Sheldon became leader of her party, assuming the role in 1991. Landsborough was abolished at the 1992 state election, and was divided between the new districts of Caloundra and Mooloolah, with parts als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Ahern (Australian Politician)
Michael John Ahern (born 2 June 1942) is a former Queensland National Party politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1987 to September 1989. After a long career in the government of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Ahern became his successor amid the controversy caused by the Fitzgerald Inquiry into official corruption. Ahern's consensus style and political moderation contrasted strongly with Bjelke-Petersen's leadership, but he could not escape the division and strife caused by his predecessor's downfall. Early life In common with most National Party politicians, Ahern had a rural background. His father, Jack Ahern, was active in the Country Party (the former name for the National Party), in Landsborough and was campaign manager for Premier Sir Frank Nicklin. From 1964 to 1967 Jack Ahern was president of the Country Party. Michael Ahern was born in Maleny, Queensland and was educated at Conondale State School and Downlands College (Toowoomba). Ahern went on to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Murrumba
Murrumba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district is based in the outer northern suburbs of Brisbane. It includes the suburbs of Deception Bay, Kippa-Ring, Murrumba Downs Murrumba Downs is a suburb in Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 Census, Murrumba Downs had a population of 10,795 people. Geography Murrumba Downs is located east of Kallangur on the Bruce Highway by road n ... and Rothwell. The electorate was first contested in 1912. Members for Murrumba Election results References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Murrumba Electoral districts of Queensland 1912 establishments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Warren (Australian Politician)
Richard James Warren (12 March 1869 – 5 August 1940) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was born at Barkstead, a small town near Ballarat in Victoria, the son of Humphrey Warren and his wife Fanny (née Eldridge). He was a wheat farmer and pastoralist in New South Wales and Chinchilla in Queensland. In 1915 he was with the 26th Battalion of the First Australian Imperial Force and was discharged due to sickness during the Gallipoli Campaign. Warren married Louisa JefferyFamily history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 5 June 2016. in 1898 in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general and consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners. Africa The Congo In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the prefix 'Honourable' or 'Hon.' is used for members of both chambers of the Parliament of the Democratic Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah ( ) is a town in far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire, on the Tweed River. Sitting on the south eastern foothills of the McPherson Range in the Tweed Volcano valley, Murwillumbah is 848 km north-east of Sydney, 13 km south of the Queensland border and 132 km south of Brisbane. The town's name is often abbreviated to M'bah or Murbah. At the 2016 census, Murwillumbah had a population of 9,245. Many of the buildings are Art Deco in style and there are cafes, clothes shops and antique shops in the town. History The first people to live in the area were Kalibai people. The name Murwillumbah may derive from an Aboriginal compound meaning either "camping place" – from ''murrie'', meaning "aboriginal people", ''wolli'', "a camp", and ''bah'', "place" – or alternatively from ''murra'', "big", ''willum'', "possum", and ''bah''. Nearby Mount Warning and its attendant national park are known as Wollumbin, meaning "Cloud Catcher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Party Of Australia – Queensland
The National Party of Australia – Queensland (NPA-Q), commonly known as Queensland Nationals, or the National Party of Queensland, was the Queensland-state branch of the National Party of Australia (NPA) until 2008. Prior to 1974, it was known as the Country Party. Formed in 1915 by the Queensland Farmers' Union (QFU) and serving as the state branch of the National Party of Australia, it initially sought to represent the interests of the farmers but over time became a more general conservative political party in the state, leading to much debate about relations with other conservative parties and a string of mergers that were soon undone. From 1924 onward, it was the senior partner in the centre-right coalition with the state Liberal Party and its predecessors, in a reversal of the normal situation at the federal level and in the rest of Australia. The Country-Liberal Coalition won power in 1957 and governed until the Liberals broke away in 1983; the Nationals continued to gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
