The electoral district of Normanby was a
Legislative Assembly electorate
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in the
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from 1872 until 1949.
History
Normanby was created by the ''Electoral Districts Act'' in 1872 as a single-member seat, stretching from the coastal area around
St Lawrence
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, west towards
Clermont. Over the years of redistributions, Normanby became an inland electorate to the west of
Rockhampton. Normanby was abolished in the 1949 redistribution which split it across the
Electoral district of Mackenzie, the
Electoral district of Keppel
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The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north. Major communities located ...
, and the
Electoral district of Callide
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It encompasses agricultural and mining towns in the Burnett, Callide and Dawson valleys. Major towns within the division's boundaries include Biloela, Calliope, Chinchilla, Jandowae, ...
.
Members
The following people represented Normanby:
See also
*
Electoral districts of Queensland
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Current Districts by region
Districts in Far North Queensland
* Barron River
*Cairns
*Cook
* ...
*
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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See also
* Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts
This is a list of current and former electoral div ...
by year
*
:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
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Former electoral districts of Queensland
1873 establishments in Australia
1950 establishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1873
Constituencies disestablished in 1950