Electoral district of Fassifern

Fassifern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1992.[1]

Fassifern
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1873
Abolished1992
NamesakeFassifern Valley

It was based on the area south of Ipswich and stretched toward the New South Wales border, although in subsequent redistributions was reduced in size away from the growing Brisbane area. It was named after the Fassifern Valley.

Fassifern was a safe Country/National district for most of its existence. It was abolished in the 1991 redistribution under the Goss government, and was largely replaced by the new district of Beaudesert.

Members for Fassifern

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Member Party Term
  George Thorn 1873–1874
John Thorn 1874–1878
de Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse 1878–1883
Alfred Midgley 1883–1887
George Thorn 1887–1888
William Salkeld 1888–1893
George Thorn 1893–1902
Thomas Murray-Prior Opposition 1902
Charles Moffatt Jenkinson Opposition 1903–1909
Arnold Wienholt Liberal 1909–1913
Ernest Bell Liberal 1913–1918
National 1918–1920
Country 1920–1922
United 1922–1925
CPNP 1925–1930
Arnold Wienholt Independent 1930–1935
Alf Muller CPNP 1935–1936
Country 1936–1961
Independent 1961–1965
Country 1965–1969
Selwyn Muller Country 1969–1974
National 1974–1983
Kev Lingard National 1983–1992

Election results

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See also

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References

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  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. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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