Barcoo
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1885
Abolished1972
NamesakeBarcoo River
DemographicRural
Coordinates28°29′S 137°46′E / 28.483°S 137.767°E / -28.483; 137.767

Barcoo was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1885 to 1972.[1]

It was created in 1885, by dividing the district of Mitchell, with Barcoo taking up its western area. It was named after the Barcoo River, and covered remote rural areas in Southwest Queensland.[1]

Barcoo was mostly a safe seat for the Labor Party

The death of Frank Murphy created a by-election on 5 March 1892. A shearer, Tommy Ryan (not to be confused with Premier T. J. Ryan), became the first endorsed Labor candidate in Queensland, and won the seat against opponent William Henry Campbell, the editor and proprietor of the local newspaper, The Western Champion.[2]

The seat was later held by the Premier, T. J. Ryan. Remarkably, his win in 1909 was the last time a member was elected for the seat at a general election. All subsequent members were the victors in by-elections.

The electorate was abolished in the redistribution preceding the 1972 state election.

Members for Barcoo

MemberPartyTerm
  Frank Reid Murphy 1885–1892
  Tommy Ryan Labour 1892–1893
  George Kerr Ministerialist 1893–1909
  T. J. Ryan Labor 1909–1919
  Frank Bulcock Labor 1919–1942
  Ned Davis Labor 1943–1961
  Eugene O'Donnell Labor 1961–1972

Election results

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "FIRST LABOUR MEMBER". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 9 November 1936. p. 21. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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