Isis was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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, from 1932 until 1992. It was named after the

Shire of Isis The Shire of Isis was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, to the south of Bundaberg. The Shire, administered from the town of Childers covered an area of , and existed as a local governme ...

in the

Wide Bay–Burnett Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between north of the state capital, Brisbane. The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more ...

region. Isis was created in the 1931 redistribution under the Moore government, replacing the former district of Burrum. It primarily comprised the area between Bundaberg and Maryborough, not including the cities themselves. Isis was primarily a safe seat for the

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party. Premier

Jack Pizzey Jack Charles Allan Pizzey (2 February 1911 – 31 July 1968) was a Queensland Country Party politician. He was Premier of Queensland, in a coalition with the Liberal Party, from 17 January 1968 until his death on 31 July that year. To date, h ...

was the member for Isis from 1950 until his sudden death in 1968. The seat was then won by

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in the resulting by-election. Isis was abolished in the 1991 redistribution under the Goss government, being replaced by the new district of

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Members for Isis

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Isis Former electoral districts of Queensland Constituencies established in 1932 1932 establishments in Australia Constituencies disestablished in 1992 1992 disestablishments in Australia

Members for Isis

Election results

See also

References