Electoral district of Darling Downs
- Electoral district of Darling Downs
Darling Downs is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It is named for the Darling Downs region.
The district covers rural areas in southern Queensland to the immediate west and north of Toowoomba, not including the city itself. Darling Downs includes the towns of Dalby, Oakey and Crows Nest. The electorate was first created for the 2001 election.
In 2008, Darling Downs was abolished, taking effect at the next election, following a redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. The present district will be divided between Warrego, Nanango, Toowoomba North and a new seat called Condamine.
An earlier district based in the same region was also called Darling Downs. It existed as a single member electorate from 1873 to 1878 and as a dual member electorate from 1878 to 1888.
Since 2001 Darling Downs has been held by Ray Hopper firstly of the Nationals then the Liberal National Party.
Members for Darling Downs
ee also
*Division of Darling Downs
*Electoral district of Darling Downs (New South Wales)
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