Electoral district of Rockhampton

Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Rockhampton
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Electoral map of Rockhampton 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1865–1960; 1972–present
MPBarry O'Rourke
PartyLabor
NamesakeRockhampton
Electors36,524 (2020)
Area174 km2 (67.2 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates23°24′S 150°28′E / 23.400°S 150.467°E / -23.400; 150.467
Electorates around Rockhampton:
Mirani Mirani Keppel
Mirani Rockhampton Mirani
Mirani Mirani Mirani
Electoral district of Rockhampton, 1865
Electoral map of Rockhampton 2008

Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying developed areas, including the community of Gracemere.

History edit

In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member:

The first elections in these six electorates were held in 1865 (that is, during a parliamentary term and not as part of a general election across Queensland). The nomination date for the election in Rockhampton was 30 January 1865 and the election was held on 1 February 1865.[2]

Members for Rockhampton edit

First incarnation (1865–1960)
1865–1878, 1 member
MemberTerm
Charles Fitzsimmons1865–1867
Thomas Henry FitzGerald1867
Archibald Archer1867–1869
Henry Milford1869–1870
Alexander Fyfe1870–1873
Charles Hardie Buzacott1873–1877
John MacFarlane1877–1878
1878–1912, 2 members
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
 William Rea 1878–1881 Thomas Macdonald-Paterson 1878–1883
 John FergusonGriffith1881–1888 William HigsonGriffith1883–1888
 Archibald ArcherIndependent1888–1896 William PattisonConservative1888–1893
 George CurtisIndependent1893–1902
 William KidstonLabour1896–1907
 Kenneth GrantLabour1902–1907
 Kidstonites1907–1909 Kidstonites1907–1909
Liberal1909–1911Liberal1909–1912
 John AdamsonLabour1911–1912
1912–1960, 1 member
MemberPartyTerm
 John AdamsonLabor1912–1916
 Independent1916–1917
 Frank FordeLabor1917–1922
 George FarrellLabor1923–1929
 Thomas DunlopIndependent1929–1932
 James LarcombeLabor1932–1956
 Mick GardnerLabor1956–1957
 Queensland Labor1957–1960
Second incarnation (1972–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
 Keith WrightLabor1972–1984
 Paul BraddyLabor1985–1995
 Robert SchwartenLabor1995–2012
 Bill ByrneLabor2012–2017
 Barry O'RourkeLabor2017–present

Election results edit

2020 Queensland state election: Rockhampton[3][4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborBarry O'Rourke13,28944.32+12.58
Liberal NationalTony Hopkins7,11823.74+5.89
One NationTorin O'Brien3,71412.39−9.00
IndependentDominic Doblo2,0426.81+6.81
Legalise CannabisLaura Barnard1,1893.97+3.97
Katter's AustralianChristian Shepherd1,1513.84+3.84
GreensMick Jones1,0253.42−2.07
Informed Medical OptionsYvette Saxon3281.09+1.09
United AustraliaPaul Crangle1300.43+0.43
Total formal votes29,98695.27−0.45
Informal votes1,4894.73+0.45
Turnout31,47586.18−2.78
Two-party-preferred result
LaborBarry O'Rourke17,57958.62+0.60
Liberal NationalTony Hopkins12,40741.38−0.60
Labor holdSwing+0.60
Primary vote results in Rockhampton (Second Incarnation) (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal National
  Country/National
  Liberal
  One Nation
  Katter's Australian
  City Country Alliance
  Greens
  Family First
  Queensland Labor
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Rockhampton (Second Incarnation)

References edit

  1. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Local and General News". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 19 January 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. ^ 2020 State General Election – Rockhampton – District Summary, ECQ.
  4. ^ https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2020/guide/rock

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