The electoral district of Murilla was a
Legislative Assembly electorate
Electorate may refer to:
* The people who are eligible to vote in an election, especially their number e.g. the term ''size of (the) electorate''
* The dominion of a Prince-elector in the Holy Roman Empire until 1806
* An electoral district
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in the
state of
Queensland
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, Australia.
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History
Murilla was created by a redistribution, taking effect at the 1888 colonial election, and existed until the 1935 state election.[ It was based in the western Darling Downs adjoining the ]New South Wales
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border and included the localities of Taroom
Taroom is a town in the Shire of Banana and locality split between the Shire of Banana and the Western Downs Region in Queensland, Australia. At the , Taroom had a population of 869 people.
Geography
The town is located on the Dawson River ...
, Miles
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, Surat
Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...
, Murilla and Goondiwindi.[
When Murilla was abolished in 1935, its area was incorporated into the districts of Normanby, Dalby and Carnarvon.]
Members
The following people were elected in the seat of Murilla:[
:Morgan subsequently represented Dalby (1935–1938).][
]
References
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Former electoral districts of Queensland
1888 establishments in Australia
1935 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1888
Constituencies disestablished in 1935