Electoral district of Roma

Roma was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 1992.^[1]

Roma Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State	Queensland
Created	1950
Abolished	1992
Namesake	Roma
Demographic	Rural

It was named after the town of Roma, and comprises largely areas from the abolished districts of Dalby and Maranoa.

Roma was mostly a safe seat for the Country/National party, and was the seat of Premier Russell Cooper.

It was abolished in the 1991 redistribution under the Goss government, and its territory distributed between the new district of Western Downs and the existing district of Warrego.

Members for Roma

Member		Party	Term
	William Ewan	Country	1950–1953
	Alfred Dohring	Labor	1953–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957
	William Ewan	Country	1957–1967
	Ken Tomkins	Country	1967–1974
		National	1974–1983
	Russell Cooper	National	1983–1992

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Roma

See also

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