Electoral district of Herbert

Herbert was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state (colony until 1901) of Queensland.

Herbert Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State	Queensland
Created	1888
Abolished	1950
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	17°50′S 146°2′E

History

Herbert was created in 1888. It was located in north-east Queensland, initially from Cairns to Townsville.^[1] It was abolished in the 1949 redistribution (taking effect at the 1950 elections), being incorporated into the newly created Electoral district of Mourilyan.^[1]

Members

The following people were elected in the seat of Herbert:^[2]

Member		Party	Term
	Alfred Cowley	Ministerial	12 May 1888 – 18 May 1907
	William Lennon	Labor	18 May 1907 – 16 Jan 1920
	Percy Pease	Labor	10 Apr 1920 – 17 Sep 1940
	Stephen Theodore	Labor	9 Nov 1940 – 29 Apr 1950

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Herbert

See also

• Electoral districts of Queensland
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
• Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
• Division of Herbert for the federal House of Representatives electorate of the same name