- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1888–1893
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This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1888 to 1893, as elected at the 1888 state election. The election was a decisive defeat for Samuel Griffith's Liberals, with Thomas McIlwraith's Conservatives becoming ascendant. During the term, a number of Liberals and Independents joined the Ministry, and by the end of the term, the terms "Ministerial" and "Opposition" were being used to describe members.
Name Party Electorate Term in office Walter Adams[8] Conservative Bundaberg 1886–1892 George Agnew Conservative Nundah 1888–1896 Robert Aland Ind. Opp. Drayton and Toowoomba 1881–1893 William Allan Conservative Cunningham 1881–1883; 1887–1896 John Annear Liberal/Min. Maryborough 1884–1902 Archibald Archer Independent Rockhampton 1867–1869; 1878–1886;
1888–1896Andrew Henry Barlow Liberal/Min. Ipswich 1888–1896 Matthew Battersby Conservative Moreton 1888–1899 Maurice Hume Black Conservative Mackay 1881–1993 William Villiers Brown[4] Independent Townsville 1885–1888; 1891–1893 John Buckland[7] Liberal/Opp. Bulimba 1882–1892 James Cadell[5] Independent Burnett 1891–1896 Albert Callan[1] Independent Fitzroy 1889–1902 James Campbell Conservative Aubigny 1884–1893 Richard Casey Conservative Warrego 1888–1893 William Henry Corfield Conservative Gregory 1888–1899 Alfred Cowley Conservative Herbert 1888–1907 James Crombie Conservative Mitchell 1888–1898 David Dalrymple Independent/Min. Mackay 1888–1904 James Dickson[7] Independent/Min. Bulimba 1873–1888; 1892–1901 John Donaldson Ind. Opp. Bulloo 1883–1893; 1896 James Drake Liberal/Opp. Enoggera 1888–1899 Robert Dunsmure Conservative Maranoa 1888–1893 James Foote[9] Liberal/Opp. Rosewood 1873–1878; 1880–1888;
1892–1893Justin Foxton Liberal/Min. Carnarvon 1883–1904 Michael Gannon Ind. Opp. Toombul 1888–1893 Thomas Glassey Labour Bundamba 1888–1893; 1894–1901 Louis Goldring Ind. Opp. Flinders 1888–1893 Samuel Griffith Liberal/Opp. North Brisbane 1872–1893 Samuel Grimes Liberal/Min. Oxley 1878–1902 William Henry Groom Liberal/Opp. Drayton and Toowoomba 1862–1901 George Hall[8] Labour Bundaberg 1892–1893 John Hamilton Conservative Cook 1878–1904 William Hodgkinson Liberal/Opp. Warrego 1873–1875; 1888–1893 John Hoolan[2] Labour Burke 1890–1894; 1896–1899 Ernest Hunter[2] Liberal/Opp. Burke 1888–1890 Richard Hyne Liberal/Opp. Maryborough 1888–1893 Jean-Baptiste Isambert[9] Liberal/Opp. Rosewood 1882–1892 John Jessop Ind. Opp. Dalby 1882–1893 George Hall Jones[5] Conservative Burnett 1888–1891 Rees Jones Conservative North Rockhampton 1888–1893 Hon Henry Jordan[3] Liberal/Opp. South Brisbane 1860; 1868–1871;
1883–1890Isidor Lissner Conservative Kennedy 1883–1893; 1896–1899 William Little Independent/Min. Woothakata 1888–1893 Abraham Luya Conservative South Brisbane 1888–1893; 1899 Robert Lyons[1] Conservative Fitzroy 1888–1889 John MacFarlane Liberal/Min. Ipswich 1878–1894 Thomas McIlwraith Conservative North Brisbane 1870–1871; 1873–1886;
1888–1896John McMaster Liberal/Min. Fortitude Valley 1885–1899; 1901–1904;
1907–1908John Murtagh Macrossan[4] Conservative Townsville 1873–1878; 1879–1891 Matthew Mellor Liberal/Opp. Gympie 1883–1893 Boyd Dunlop Morehead Conservative Balonne 1871–1880; 1883–1896 Arthur Morgan Independent/Opp. Warwick 1887–1896; 1898–1906 Arthur Morry[3] Liberal/Opp. South Brisbane 1890–1893 Frank Reid Murphy[6] Conservative Barcoo 1885–1892 John Murray Conservative Normanby 1888–1901 Hugh Nelson Conservative Murilla 1883–1898 William North Conservative Lockyer 1888–1893 Albert Norton Conservative Port Curtis 1878–1893 William O'Connell Conservative Musgrave 1888–1903 Patrick O'Sullivan Independent/Min. Stanley 1860–1863; 1867–1868;
1876–1883; 1888–1893Edward Palmer Conservative Carpentaria 1883–1893 William Pattison Conservative Rockhampton 1886–1893 Sheffield Paul Conservative Leichhardt 1878–1879; 1888–1893 Patrick Perkins Conservative Cambooya 1877–1884; 1888–1893 Robert Philp Conservative Townsville 1886–1915 Thomas Plunkett Conservative Albert 1888–1896; 1899–1908 Charles Powers Conservative Burrum 1888–1896 Arthur Rutledge Liberal/Opp. Charters Towers 1878–1893; 1899–1904 Tommy Ryan[6] Labour Barcoo 1892–1893 William Salkeld Liberal/Opp. Fassifern 1883–1893 Robert Sayers Independent Charters Towers 1888–1893 Robert Harrison Smith Conservative Bowen 1888–1902 William Smyth Liberal/Min. Gympie 1883–1899 William Stephens Liberal/Min. Woolloongabba 1888–1904; 1907–1908 Ernest Stevens Independent Logan 1878–1896 John Stevenson Conservative Clermont 1876–1893 Horace Tozer Independent/Min. Wide Bay 1871; 1888–1898 Theodore Unmack Liberal/Min. Toowong 1888–1893 John Watson Conservative Fortitude Valley 1888–1896 Frederick Wimble Liberal/Opp. Cairns 1888–1893 Notes
- 1 On 17 July 1889, Robert Lyons, the member for Fitzroy, resigned. Albert Callan won the resulting by-election on 3 August 1889.
- 2 On 24 June 1890, Ernest Hunter, the member for Burke, resigned following his being adjudicated as insolvent. Labour candidate John Hoolan won the resulting by-election on 9 August 1890.
- 3 On 30 June 1890, Henry Jordan, one of the two members for South Brisbane, died. Arthur Morry won the resulting by-election on 17 July 1890.
- 4 On 30 March 1891, John Murtagh Macrossan, one of the two members for Townsville, died. William Villiers Brown won the resulting by-election on 2 May 1891.
- 5 On 12 June 1891, George Hall Jones, the member for Burnett, resigned. James Cadell won the resulting by-election on 11 July 1891.
- 6 On 24 January 1892, Frank Reid Murphy, the member for Barcoo, died. Labour candidate Tommy Ryan won the resulting by-election on 5 March 1892.
- 7 On 29 March 1892, John Buckland, the member for Bulimba, resigned following his being adjudicated as insolvent. James Dickson won the resulting by-election on 16 April 1892.
- 8 On 15 May 1892, Walter Adams, the member for Bundaberg, died. Labour candidate George Hall won the resulting by-election on 16 June 1892.
- 9 On 15 October 1892, Jean-Baptiste Isambert, the member for Rosewood, resigned following his being adjudicated as insolvent. James Foote won the resulting by-election on 15 November 1892.
See also
- Queensland state election, 1888
- Premier:
- Thomas McIlwraith (Conservative) (1888)
- Boyd Dunlop Morehead (Conservative) (1888–1890)
- Samuel Griffith (Ministerial) (1890–1893)
- Thomas McIlwraith (Ministerial) (1893)
References
- Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.
- Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
- The General Election. List of Candidates Brisbane Courier, 26 April 1888, p. 6.
Preceded by
9th Assembly10th Queensland Legislative Assembly
1888–1893Succeeded by
11th AssemblyCategories:- Members of Queensland parliaments by term
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