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This is a list of members of the 7th
Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1873 to 1878, as elected at the
1873 colonial elections held between 4 November 1873 and 4 December 1873 (due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day).
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See also
Arthur Hunter Palmer (1870–1874)
Arthur Macalister (1874–1876)
George Thorn (1876–1877)
John Douglas (1877–1879)
Notes
1 On 8 January 1874,
Ratcliffe Pring , member for
Carnarvon , was appointed to the
Macalister Ministry as Attorney-General. He therefore was required to resign his seat and stand for a ministerial by-election. He lost the seat to
William Miles at the resulting by-election on 20 January 1874.
2 On 8 January 1874,
George Thorn , member for
Fassifern , was appointed to the
Queensland Legislative Council . His brother
John Thorn won the resulting by-election on 24 January 1874.
3 On 14 February 1874,
Charles Lilley , member for
Fortitude Valley , resigned.
Frank Beattie won the resulting by-election on 25 February 1874.
4 The election of
Adam Walker , the member for
Balonne , was voided on 27 May 1874, and
Jacob Low was appointed in his place.
5 The election of
Philip Nind , the member for
Logan , was voided on 27 May 1874. He retained his seat at the resulting by-election on 8 June 1874.
6 On 13 November 1874,
Edward MacDevitt , member for
Ravenswood , resigned.
Henry Edward King won the resulting by-election on 9 December 1874.
7 On 1 February 1875,
Edward Wienholt , member for
Darling Downs , resigned.
William Graham won the resulting by-election on 23 March 1875.
8 On 16 March 1875,
Berkeley Basil Moreton , member for
Maryborough , resigned.
John Douglas won the resulting by-election on 2 April 1875.
9 On 3 April 1875,
Philip Nind , member for
Logan , resigned.
Adam Black won the resulting by-election on 16 April 1875.
10 On 5 May 1875,
Thomas Henry FitzGerald , member for
Bowen , resigned.
Francis Amhurst won the resulting by-election on 14 May 1975.
11 On 13 May 1875,
Thomas Blacket Stephens , member for
South Brisbane , resigned.
Richard Ash Kingsford won the resulting by-election on 26 May 1875, defeating the other nominee
Ratcliffe Pring .
12 On 3 October 1875,
Adam Black , member for
Logan , resigned.
Frederick Shaw won the resulting by-election on 19 October 1875.
13 On 13 September 1875,
William Hodgkinson , member for
Burke , resigned.
James Augustus Parker won the resulting by-election on 26 October 1875.
14 On 14 October 1875,
William Miles , member for
Carnarvon , resigned.
John Tyrel won the resulting by-election on 8 January 1876.
15 On 8 December 1875,
Edmund Royds , member for
Leichhardt , resigned.
Charles Haly won the resulting by-election on 12 January 1876.
16 On 4 January 1876,
Charles Graham , member for
Clermont , resigned.
John Stevenson won the resulting by-election on 4 February 1876.
17 On 12 April 1876,
Frederick Shaw , member for
Logan , resigned.
Peter McLean won the resulting by-election on 9 May 1876.
18 The Additional Members Act 1875 created the new seat of
Cook . On 1 June 1876,
William Edward Murphy became its first member at a special election.
19 On 14 June 1876,
Arthur Macalister , member for
Ipswich , resigned.
George Thorn won the resulting by-election on 20 June 1876.
20 On 26 June 1876,
William Hemmant , member for
Bulimba , resigned.
James Johnston won the resulting by-election on 7 July 1876.
21 On 21 June 1876,
James Augustus Parker , member for
Burke , resigned.
Patrick O'Sullivan won the resulting by-election on 22 August 1876.
22 On 30 October 1876,
Henry Thorn , member for
Northern Downs , resigned.
William Miles won the resulting by-election on 14 November 1876.
23 On 7 November 1876,
James Johnston , member for
Bulimba , died.
George Grimes won the resulting by-election on 18 November 1876.
24 On 9 March 1877,
Robert Lord , member for
Gympie , resigned.
James Kidgell won the resulting by-election on 23 March 1877.
25 On 20 March 1877,
Oscar de Satge , member for
Normanby , resigned.
George Fox won the resulting by-election on 19 April 1877.
26 On 24 March 1877,
Francis Amhurst , member for
Bowen , resigned.
Henry Beor won the resulting by-election on 23 April 1877.
27 On 9 April 1877,
Edward Wilmot Pechey , member for
Aubigny , resigned.
Patrick Perkins won the resulting by-election on 1 May 1877.
28 On 24 April 1877,
William Fryar , member for
East Moreton , resigned.
James Garrick won the resulting by-election on 10 May 1877.
29 On 28 April 1877,
George Edmondstone , member for
Wickham , resigned.
Albert John Hockings won the resulting by-election on 12 May 1877.
30 On 26 October 1877,
Charles Hardie Buzacott , member for
Rockhampton , resigned.
John MacFarlane won the resulting by-election on 20 November 1877.
31 On 1 February 1878,
Robert Stewart , member for
Brisbane City , resigned.
Ratcliffe Pring won the resulting by-election on 12 February 1878.
32 On 12 February 1878,
George Thorn , member for
Ipswich , resigned.
John MacFarlane won the resulting by-election on 7 March 1878.
33 On 12 March 1878,
John Thorn , member for
Fassifern , resigned.
de Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse won the resulting by-election on 9 April 1878.
References
Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.
Alphabetical Register of Members (Queensland Parliament)
Brisbane Courier variously over 1873–1878