The electoral division of Tablelands is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the Unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
It encompasses towns on the Atherton Tablelands west of Cairns, including Mareeba, Atherton, Ravenshoe, Chillagoe and Mt Molloy. The Atherton Tableland is a fertile plateau which is part of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, Australia. Mareeba Atherton Ravenshoe Chillagoe in northern Queensland, Australia, was once a thriving mining town for a range of minerals but is now reduced to a small zinc mine and some Marble Mount Molloy is a historic Mining and Timber town lying 160 Kilometres north of Cairns.
The seat was won by the One Nation Party (from the Nationals) in 1998. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Shaun Nelson, the elected candidate, departed the party and contested the 2001 election as an Independent, losing to One Nation's new candidate Rosa Lee Long. Shaun Nelson (born 22 March 1973) is an Australian politician Rosa Theresa Lee Long is a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly representing the electorate Tablelands in Northern Queensland, Australia Lee Long retained the seat in 2006. [1]
Members for Tablelands
| First incarnation (1950-1972) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Harold Collins | Australian Labor Party | 1950-1957 | |
| Queensland Labor Party | 1957 | ||
| Tom Gilmore, Sr. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Queensland Labor Party (QLP was a political party of Queensland, Australia formed in 1957 by a breakaway group of the then ruling Australian Labor Party Government Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) | Country Party | 1957—1963 | |
| Edwin Wallis-Smith | Australian Labor Party | 1963—1972 | |
| Second incarnation (1986-present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Tom Gilmore, Jr. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) | National Party of Australia | 1986—1998 | |
| Shaun Nelson | One Nation Party | 1998-1999 | |
| Independent | 1999-2001 | ||
| Rosa Lee Long | One Nation Party | 2001—present | |
References
- ^ Green, A. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Shaun Nelson (born 22 March 1973) is an Australian politician Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Rosa Theresa Lee Long is a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly representing the electorate Tablelands in Northern Queensland, Australia Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 2006 Queensland Election: Seat of Tablelands Retrieved 31-08-2006
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