Electoral district of Moreton

The electoral district of Moreton was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1878 colonial election, and existed until the 1912 state election.^[1]

Moreton Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State	Queensland
Created	1878
Abolished	1912
Namesake	Moreton Bay
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	27°14′S 153°02′E

Moreton replaced the former district of East Moreton, James Francis Garrick being the last member for East Moreton.^[1][2]

Moreton was abolished in 1912, replaced by the Electoral district of Murrumba.

Members for Moreton

Member		Party	Term
	James Garrick		Nov 1878 – Nov  1883
	Thomas Macdonald-Paterson	Ministerialist	Nov 1883 – Apr  1885
	Hiram Wakefield		Apr 1885 – May 1888
	Matthew Battersby	Ministerialist	May 1888 – Mar 1899
	John Campbell	Ministerialist	Apr 1899 – May 1909
	James Forsyth	Opposition	Jun 1909 – Apr  1912

Forsyth went on to represent Murrumba from April 1912 to March 1918.^[1]

See also

• 1909 Moreton state by-election
• Electoral districts of Queensland
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
• Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name