Electoral district of Townsville North

Coordinates: 19°15′S 146°48′E / 19.250°S 146.800°E / -19.250; 146.800
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Townsville North
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1960
Abolished1972
NamesakeTownsville
DemographicUrban
Coordinates19°15′S 146°48′E / 19.250°S 146.800°E / -19.250; 146.800

The electoral district of Townsville North was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia.

History[edit]

Townsville North was created in the 1959 redistribution, taking effect at the 1960 state election.[1] The Electoral district of Townsville was split into Townsville North and Townsville South.[1]

Townsville North was abolished at the 1972 state election, the outer portion forming the newly recreated Electoral district of Townsville and the inner city portion forming part of the new Electoral district of Townsville West.[1]

Members[edit]

The following people were elected in the seat of Townsville North:[1][2]

Member Party Term
  Perc Tucker Labor 1960–1972
Tucker went on to represent Townsville West 1972 to 1974.

Election results[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "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. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)