Electoral District of East Toowoomba was an
electoral district of the
Legislative Assembly in the
Australian state of
Queensland
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. It was created in 1912 when the old seat of
Drayton & Toowoomba split into East Toowoomba,
Toowoomba
Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 ...
and
Drayton. East Toowoomba ceased to exist in 1950.
In the 1960 redistribution, a seat of
Toowoomba East (along with
Toowoomba West) was created that lasted until 1972.
When East Toowoomba was lost to redistribution,
Sir Gordon Chalk contested the seat of Lockyer successfully.
Members for East Toowoomba
Election results
See also
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Electoral districts of Queensland
This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state legislature for Queensland, Australia.
Current Districts by region
Districts in Far North Queensland
* Barron River
*Cairns
*Cook
* ...
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
This is a list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state parliament of Queensland, sorted by parliament.
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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Darling Downs
Toowoomba
East Toowomba
Constituencies established in 1912
Constituencies disestablished in 1950
1912 establishments in Australia
1950 disestablishments in Australia