Electoral district of Fassifern

Fassifern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1992.

It was based on the area south of Ipswich and stretched toward the New South Wales border, although in subsequent redistributions was reduced in size away from the growing Brisbane area. It was named after the Fassifern Valley.

Fassifern was a safe Country/National district for most of its existence. It was abolished in the 1991 redistribution under the Goss government, and was largely replaced by the new district of Beaudesert.

Members for Fassifern

MemberPartyTerm George Thorn1873–1874John Thorn1874–1878de Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse1878–1883Alfred Midgley1883–1887George Thorn1887–1888William Salkeld1888–1893George Thorn1893–1902Thomas Murray-PriorOpposition1902Charles Moffatt JenkinsonOpposition1903–1909Arnold WienholtLiberal1909–1913Ernest BellLiberal1913–1918National1918–1920Country1920–1922United1922–1925CPNP1925–1930Arnold WienholtIndependent1930–1935Alf MullerCPNP1935–1936Country1936–1961Independent1961–1965Country1965–1969Selwyn MullerCountry1969–1974National1974–1983Kev LingardNational1983–1992

Election results

See also Electoral districts of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year :Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name Political families of Australia

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