The electoral district of Nash was a Legislative Assembly

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in the

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, Australia. It was named after James Nash, the discoverer of gold in the area.

History

Nash was created in the 1949 redistribution, taking effect at the 1950 state election, and existed until the 1960 state election. It centred on the town of

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River (Queen ...

. When Nash was abolished in 1960, its area was incorporated into the recreated district of

Members

The following people were elected in the seat of Nash: :Dunstan previously represented

(1935–1950). :Hodges subsequently represented Gympie (1960–1979).

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nash Former electoral districts of Queensland 1950 establishments in Australia 1960 disestablishments in Australia Constituencies established in 1950 Constituencies disestablished in 1960