Electoral district of Eastern Downs


Eastern Downs was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the colony of Queensland.

History

Eastern Downs was of the original sixteen electorates of 1859. It comprised a large area south-west of Toowoomba embracing Texas, Warwick, Dalby and all the area south to the New South Wales border. It was abolished in the 1872 redistribution, being split into the Electoral district of Darling Downs, the Electoral district of Carnarvon and the Electoral district of Balonne.

Members

The following people were elected in the seat of Eastern Downs:
MemberPartyTerm
Ratcliffe Pring27 April 1860 - 22 April 1862
John Donald McLean2 May 1862 - 16 December 1866
John Douglas4 January 1867 - 18 September 1868
Arthur Macalister18 September 1868 - 22 July 1871
Edmond Thornton22 July 1871 - 6 November 1873