Bremer
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Dates current1872-1878, 1910-1959
NamesakeBremer River

Bremer was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.[1]

History

Bremer was established as a single-member electorate by the Electoral Districts Act of 1872. However, in 1878, it was abolished and absorbed into the Electoral district of Ipswich, changing Ipswich from a single-member to two-member constituency.[1]

Bremer was then resurrected under the 1910 Electoral Districts Act and continued until 1959 when it was again abolished and the major part of the electorate became the new Electoral district of Ipswich East.[1]

Members

The following people were elected in Bremer:[2]

First incarnation (1873–1878)
Member Party Term
  John Malbon Thompson Unaligned 1873–1878
Second incarnation (1912–1960)
  James Clarke Cribb Liberal 1912–1915
  Frank Cooper Labor 1915–1946
  Jim Donald Labor 1946–1960

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Bremer

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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