Somerset was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 1992.[1]
| Somerset Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Queensland |
| Created | 1950 |
| Abolished | 1992 |
| Namesake | Lake Somerset |
Its area was mostly inherited from the abolished district of Stanley, located in the upper Brisbane River valley. It was named after Lake Somerset.
Somerset was mostly a safe Country/National party seat, although was won by Labor in the 1953 election.
It was abolished in the 1991 redistribution, and its territory was distributed between the districts of Lockyer and Crows Nest.
Members for Somerset edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan MacDonald | Country | 1950–1953 | |
| Alexander Skinner | Labor | 1953–1957 | |
| Queensland Labor | 1957 | ||
| Harold Richter | Country | 1957–1972 | |
| Bill Gunn | Country | 1972–1974 | |
| National | 1974–1992 | ||
Election results edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.