Somerset was an
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of the
Legislative Assembly in the
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
n state of
Queensland from 1950 to 1992.
Its area was mostly inherited from the abolished district of
Stanley, located in the upper
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the river, named it after the Go ...
valley. It was named after
Lake Somerset.
Somerset was mostly a safe
Country/National party seat, although was won by
Labor in the
1953
Events
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election.
It was abolished in the 1991 redistribution, and its territory was distributed between the districts of
Lockyer and
Crows Nest.
Members for Somerset
Election results
See also
*
Electoral districts of Queensland
*
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
*
:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
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Former electoral districts of Queensland
1950 establishments in Australia
1992 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1950
Constituencies disestablished in 1992