Electoral district of Rockhampton

Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Rockhampton Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Rockhampton 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1865–1960; 1972–present
MP	Barry O'Rourke
Party	Labor
Namesake	Rockhampton
Electors	36,524 (2020)
Area	174 km^2 (67.2 sq mi)
Coordinates	23°24′S 150°28′E
Electorates around Rockhampton: Mirani Mirani Keppel Mirani Rockhampton Mirani Mirani Mirani Mirani

Electoral district of Rockhampton, 1865

Electoral map of Rockhampton 2008

Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying developed areas, including the community of Gracemere.

History

In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member:

• Clermont
• Kennedy
• Maryborough
• Mitchell
• Rockhampton
• Warrego

The first elections in these six electorates were held in 1865 (that is, during a parliamentary term and not as part of a general election across Queensland). The nomination date for the election in Rockhampton was 30 January 1865 and the election was held on 1 February 1865.[2]

Members for Rockhampton

First incarnation (1865–1960)
1865–1878, 1 member
Member	Term
Charles Fitzsimmons	1865–1867
Thomas Henry FitzGerald	1867
Archibald Archer	1867–1869
Henry Milford	1869–1870
Alexander Fyfe	1870–1873
Charles Hardie Buzacott	1873–1877
John MacFarlane	1877–1878

1878–1912, 2 members
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Rea		1878–1881		Thomas Macdonald-Paterson		1878–1883
	John Ferguson	Griffith	1881–1888		William Higson	Griffith	1883–1888
	Archibald Archer	Independent	1888–1896		William Pattison	Conservative	1888–1893
					George Curtis	Independent	1893–1902
	William Kidston	Labour	1896–1907
					Kenneth Grant	Labour	1902–1907
		Kidstonites	1907–1909			Kidstonites	1907–1909
		Liberal	1909–1911			Liberal	1909–1912
	John Adamson	Labour	1911–1912

1912–1960, 1 member
Member		Party	Term
	John Adamson	Labor	1912–1916
		Independent	1916–1917
	Frank Forde	Labor	1917–1922
	George Farrell	Labor	1923–1929
	Thomas Dunlop	Independent	1929–1932
	James Larcombe	Labor	1932–1956
	Mick Gardner	Labor	1956–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957–1960
Second incarnation (1972–present, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Keith Wright	Labor	1972–1984
	Paul Braddy	Labor	1985–1995
	Robert Schwarten	Labor	1995–2012
	Bill Byrne	Labor	2012–2017
	Barry O'Rourke	Labor	2017–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Rockhampton[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry O'Rourke	13,289	44.32	+12.58
	Liberal National	Tony Hopkins	7,118	23.74	+5.89
	One Nation	Torin O'Brien	3,714	12.39	−9.00
	Independent	Dominic Doblo	2,042	6.81	+6.81
	Legalise Cannabis	Laura Barnard	1,189	3.97	+3.97
	Katter's Australian	Christian Shepherd	1,151	3.84	+3.84
	Greens	Mick Jones	1,025	3.42	−2.07
	Informed Medical Options	Yvette Saxon	328	1.09	+1.09
	United Australia	Paul Crangle	130	0.43	+0.43
Total formal votes			29,986	95.27	−0.45
Informal votes			1,489	4.73	+0.45
Turnout			31,475	86.18	−2.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry O'Rourke	17,579	58.62	+3.43
	Liberal National	Tony Hopkins	12,407	41.38	+41.38
	Labor hold

References

1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "Local and General News". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 19 January 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
3. 2020 State General Election – Rockhampton – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.