Members Of The Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1893–1896
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This is a list of members of the 11th
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 1893 to 1896, as elected at the 1893 colonial election held between 18 April 1893 and 25 May 1893 (due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day).


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*Premier: :
Thomas McIlwraith Sir Thomas McIlwraith (17 May 1835 – 17 July 1900) was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. He was Premier of Queensland from 1879 to 1883, again in 1888, and for a third time in 1893. In common with most po ...
(Ministerialist) (1893) :
Hugh Nelson Hugh Nelson may refer to: *Hugh Nelson (Australian politician) (1833–1906), Premier of Queensland, Australia * Hugh Nelson (American politician) (1768–1836), U.S. Representative from Virginia *Hugh Nelson (Canadian politician) (1830–1893), Can ...
(Ministerialist) (1893–1898)


Notes

: On 5 November 1893, George Burns, one of the two Ministerialist members for Townsville, died. Labour candidate
Anthony Ogden Anthony Ogden (18 March 1866 – 15 May 1943) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Ogden was born in Grenoside, Yorkshire, the son of Anthony Ogden Snr. and his wife Ann (née Housley) and was educated in Sheffield. O ...
won the resulting by-election held on 20 January 1894. : On 7 March 1894, John MacFarlane, one of the two Ministerialist members for
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, died. Labour candidate
James Wilkinson James Wilkinson (March 24, 1757 – December 28, 1825) was an American soldier, politician, and double agent who was associated with several scandals and controversies. He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, b ...
won the resulting by-election on 31 March 1894. : On 12 March 1894, John Hoolan, the Labour member for
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, resigned in order that party leader
Thomas Glassey Thomas Glassey (26 February 1844 – 28 September 1936) was an Irish-born Australian politician. Born in Markethill, County Armagh, he received no formal education, working as a mill-worker and miner in Scotland and England. He migrated ...
, who had lost his seat at the 1893 election, could re-enter Parliament. Glassey did so at the resulting by-election on 16 June 1894. : On 17 July 1894, the seat of Aubigny was declared vacant due to the insolvency of sitting Opposition member William Lovejoy. However, following an arrangement with his creditors, he was again eligible to be a member of parliament and stood for re-election at the resulting by-election on 4 August 1894. However, Opposition candidate William Thorn won the resulting by-election by a narrow margin of 8 votes. : On 17 July 1894, the seat of
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was declared vacant due to the insolvency of sitting Ministerialist member
Andrew Lang Petrie Andrew Lang Petrie (25 June 1854 – 1 April 1928) was a builder, stonemason and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Personal life Andrew Lang Petrie was born in Brisbane on 25 June 18 ...
. However, following an arrangement with his creditors, he was again eligible to be a member of parliament and was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 4 August 1894.


References

* Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860–1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1893-1896 Members of Queensland parliaments by term 19th-century Australian politicians