Kenneth Burgoyne Tomkins (14 September 1917 – 20 July 1990) was a politician in
Queensland
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Australia. He was a
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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Politics
Ken Tomkins was a member of the
Bungil Shire Council from 1949 to 1967 and its chairman from 1967 to 1975.
On 14 March 1967, the
Country Party member for
Roma
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in the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
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William Ewan, died. Standing as the Country Party candidate, Ken Tomkins won the
resulting by-election on 24 June 1967. He held that seat until 22 October 1983, when he did not contest the
1983 election.
References
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
1917 births
1990 deaths
National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland
20th-century Australian politicians