This is a list of members of the

Legislative Assembly of Queensland The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembl ...

from 1871 to 1873, as elected at the 1871 colonial elections held between 8 July 1871 and 6 September 1871 (due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day).

Notes

: On 29 September 1871, Horace Tozer, member of Wide Bay, resigned to enable for previous member for Wide Bay

Henry Edward King Henry Edward King (9 June 1832 – 5 February 1910) was a politician in colonial Queensland, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 1876 to 1883. King was born in Mount Coote, Limerick, Ireland, son of John Wingfield King and his w ...

(who failed to win Maryborough in the 1871 election) to be re-elected in Wide Bay. On 4 October 1871 King was elected unopposed in the by-election in Wide Bay. : On 20 October 1871,

Henry Jordan Henry Wendell Jordan (January 26, 1935 – February 21, 1977) was an American football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers during his 13-year National Football League (NFL) career. He played in the NFL from 1957 to 1 ...

, member for East Moreton, resigned.

William Hemmant William Hemmant (24 November 1837 – 20 September 1916) was a British-Australian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1871 to 1876. Hemmant was born in Kirkgate, Yorkshire, England, to Thomas and Isabella (né ...

won the resulting by-election on 4 November 1871. : On 24 October 1871,

Berkeley Basil Moreton Berkeley Basil Moreton, 4th Earl of Ducie (18 July 1834 – 7 August 1924), was a British peer and a politician and pastoralist in Australia. He was a Member of both the Queensland Legislative Assembly and the Queensland Legislative Council. E ...

, member for Burnett, resigned. Walter Jervoise Scott won the resulting by-election on 7 November 1871. : On 11 January 1872,

Ratcliffe Pring His Honour the Honourable Ratcliffe Pring (17 October 1825 – 26 March 1885) was a lawyer, politician and the first Attorney-General in colonial Queensland. Early life Pring was born on 17 October 1825 at Crediton, Devon, England, the seco ...

, member for

Town of Brisbane The Town of Brisbane was a local government area for Brisbane in Queensland, Australia from 1859 to 1903. History The Municipality of Brisbane was gazetted on 25 May 1859 and proclaimed by the Governor of New South Wales on 7 September 1859. ...

, resigned.

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won the resulting by-election on 27 January 1872. : On 30 January 1872, Charles Royds, the member for

Leichhardt Leichhardt may refer to: * Division of Leichhardt, electoral District for the Australian House of Representatives * Leichhardt Highway, a highway of Queensland, Australia * Leichhardt Way, an Australian road route * Leichhardt, New South Wales, inn ...

, resigned. His brother

Edmund Royds Sir Edmund Royds, OBE, DL (6 July 1860 – 31 March 1946) was an English solicitor and Conservative Party politician. He practised law in London, and held a country seat in Lincolnshire, from where he was returned to the House of Commons from ...

won the resulting by-election on 20 February 1872. : On 7 March 1872,

Robert Travers Atkin Robert Travers Atkin (29 November 1841 – 25 May 1872) was an Irish-born newspaper editor and politician in colonial Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensla ...

, member for East Moreton, resigned due to ill health (he died two months later).

Samuel Griffith Sir Samuel Walker Griffith, (21 June 1845 – 9 August 1920) was an Australian judge and politician who served as the inaugural Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1903 to 1919. He also served a term as Chief Justice of Queensland and t ...

won the resulting by-election on 3 April 1872. : On 9 April 1872,

Oscar de Satge Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), ...

, the member for Clermont, resigned. Charles Graham won the resulting by-election on 30 April 1872. : On 9 October 1872, John Johnston, the member for

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, died.

Arthur Macalister Arthur Macalister, (18 January 1818 – 23 March 1883) was three times Premier of Queensland, Australia. Early life Macalister was born in Glasgow, Scotland, son of John Macalister, a cabinet maker, and his wife Mary, ''née'' Scoullar. M ...

won the resulting by-election on 22 October 1872.

References

Alphabetical Register of Members
(Queensland Parliament) * ''Brisbane Courier'' variously over 1871–1873 {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1871-1873 Members of Queensland parliaments by term 19th-century Australian politicians

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