| Fassifern Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Queensland |
| Created | 1873 |
| Abolished | 1992 |
| Namesake | Fassifern Valley |
Fassifern was anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in theAustralian state ofQueensland from 1873 to 1992.[1]
It was based on the area south ofIpswich and stretched toward theNew South Wales border, although in subsequent redistributions was reduced in size away from the growingBrisbane area. It was named after theFassifern Valley.
Fassifern was a safeCountry/National district for most of its existence. It was abolished in the 1991 redistribution under theGoss government, and was largely replaced by the new district ofBeaudesert.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Thorn | 1873–1874 | ||
| John Thorn | 1874–1878 | ||
| de Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse | 1878–1883 | ||
| Alfred Midgley | 1883–1887 | ||
| George Thorn | 1887–1888 | ||
| William Salkeld | 1888–1893 | ||
| George Thorn | 1893–1902 | ||
| Thomas Murray-Prior | Opposition | 1902 | |
| Charles Moffatt Jenkinson | Opposition | 1903–1909 | |
| Arnold Wienholt | Liberal | 1909–1913 | |
| Ernest Bell | Liberal | 1913–1918 | |
| National | 1918–1920 | ||
| Country | 1920–1922 | ||
| United | 1922–1925 | ||
| CPNP | 1925–1930 | ||
| Arnold Wienholt | Independent | 1930–1935 | |
| Alf Muller | CPNP | 1935–1936 | |
| Country | 1936–1961 | ||
| Independent | 1961–1965 | ||
| Country | 1965–1969 | ||
| Selwyn Muller | Country | 1969–1974 | |
| National | 1974–1983 | ||
| Kev Lingard | National | 1983–1992 | |
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