Electoral district of Clermont


Clermont was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. The electorate was based on the town of Clermont and surrounding areas.

History

In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member:
The first elections in these six electorates were held in 1865. The nomination date for the election in Clermont was 18 February 1865 and the election was held on 18 March 1865.
The electoral district of Clermont was abolished in 1910 when the area was
incorporated into the Electoral district of Leichhardt.

Members

The following people represented this electorate:
MemberPartyTerm
Sydney Beavan Davis18 March 1865 – 18 August 1866
Roderick Travers11 September 1866 – 12 October 1866
George Edward Forbes13 November 1866 – 20 June 1867
Charles Fitzsimmons1 July 1867 – 11 May 1868
John Scott22 June 1868 – 1 October 1868
Robert Travers Atkin1 October 1868 – 29 January 1869
Oscar John De Satge4 March 1869 – 4 April 1870
John Robinson Benson4 May 1870 – 6 September 1870
Oscar John De Satge6 September 1870 – 9 April 1872
Charles James Graham30 April 1872 – 4 January 1876
John Stevenson4 February 1876 – 22 November 1878
William Lambert Fowles22 November 1878 – 1 March 1879
Henry Joseph Weld-Blundell5 April 1879 – 7 September 1883
Donald Smith Wallace7 September 1883 – 5 May 1888
John Stevenson5 May 1888 – 6 May 1893
John Michael CrossALP6 May 1893 – 11 March 1899
Joe LesinaALP11 March 1899 – 27 April 1912