Electoral district of Balonne

Balonne was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1932, and again from 1950 to 1992. It was named after the Balonne River.^[1]

Balonne Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State	Queensland
Dates current	1873–1932, 1950–1992
Namesake	Balonne River
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	28°20′S 148°20′E

Balonne was generally centered on the inland rural towns of St George and Dirranbandi.^[1]

Balonne was abolished in the 1991 redistribution, and was distributed between the new electorate of Western Downs and the existing district of Warrego.

Members for Balonne

First incarnation (1873–1932)
Member		Party	Term
	Adam Walker		1873–1874
	Jacob Low		1874–1883
	Boyd Morehead	Ministerialist	1883–1896
	George Story	Ministerialist	1896–1904
	Edward Land	Labor	1904–1927
	Samuel Brassington	Labor	1927–1932
Second incarnation (1950–1992)
	John Taylor	Labor	1950–1957
	Eddie Beardmore	Country	1957–1969
	Harold Hungerford	Country	1969–1972
	Don Neal	Country	1972–1974
		National	1974–1992

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Balonne

See also

• Electoral districts of Queensland
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
• Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name