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Irene Longman
Irene Maud Longman (; 24 April 1877 – 29 July 1964) was an Australian community worker and politician. She was Women and government in Australia, the first woman elected to the Parliament of Queensland, representing the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Electoral district of Bulimba, Bulimba from 1929 to 1932 as a member of the Country and Progressive National Party (CPNP). Longman was born in Franklin, Tasmania, to a Christian minister; her brothers Percy Bayley, Percy and James Bayley (politician), James were also members of parliament. She was educated in Sydney and trained as a kindergarten teacher, later moving to Queensland where she married Heber Longman. The couple settled in Brisbane where she became involved in various community organisations relating to education and women's rights. Longman served as state president of the National Council of Women of Australia, National Council of Women from 1921 to 1924. She was elected to parliament at the 1929 Queensland s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Legislative Assembly
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 Assembly has 93 members, who have used the letters MP after their names since 2000 (previously they were styled MLAs). There is approximately the same population in each electorate; however, that has not always been the case (in particular, a malapportionment system - not, strictly speaking, a gerrymander - dubbed the ''Bjelkemander'' was in effect during the 1970s and 1980s). The Assembly first sat in May 1860 and produced Australia's first Hansard in April 1864. Following the outcome of the 2015 election, successful amendments to the electoral act in early 2016 include: adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional preferential voting to full-preferential voting, and moving from unfixed three-year terms t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heber Longman
Albert Heber Longman (24 June 1880 – 16 February 1954), also often referred to as Heber Longman or Heber Albert Longman, was an Australian newspaper publisher and museum director of British origin. Early years Longman was born at Heytesbury in Wiltshire, England, and educated at Emwell House School at Warminster. Because of a chest weakness, in 1902 he emigrated to Australia and settled in Toowoomba, Queensland. There he, with support from local businesses, established a newspaper first called the ''Rag'', and later the ''Citizen''. In 1904 he married Irene Maud Bayley, who was to be the first woman elected to the Queensland Parliament. Interested in the natural history of the area, Longman collected botanical specimens and helped establish the local field naturalists club. In 1911 he published a book – ''The Religion of a Naturalist'' – expressing his philosophical position as an agnostic. Queensland Museum In 1911 Longman moved to Brisbane to take up a position as a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
