Division of Capricornia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids CapricorniaAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Capricornia (green) within Queensland
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| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Kirsten Livermore |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Tropic of Capricorn |
| Electors | 91,961 (2010) |
| Area | 91,049 km2 (35,154.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for the Tropic of Capricorn, which runs through the Division. It covers the area around Rockhampton on the central Queensland coast. It includes the towns of Mount Morgan and Yeppoon, and Great Keppel Island.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Alexander Paterson | Independent Free Trade | 1901–1903 | |
| David Thomson | Labor | 1903–1906 | |
| Edward Archer | Anti-Socialist | 1906–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1910 | ||
| William Higgs | Labor | 1910–1920 | |
| Independent | 1920–1920 | ||
| Nationalist | 1920–1922 | ||
| Frank Forde | Labor | 1922–1946 | |
| Charles Davidson | Liberal | 1946–1949 | |
| Henry Pearce | Liberal | 1949–1961 | |
| George Gray | Labor | 1961–1967 | |
| Doug Everingham | Labor | 1967–1975 | |
| Colin Carige | National | 1975–1977 | |
| Doug Everingham | Labor | 1977–1984 | |
| Keith Wright | Labor | 1984–1993 | |
| Independent | 1993–1993 | ||
| Marjorie Henzell | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
| Paul Marek | National | 1996–1998 | |
| Kirsten Livermore | Labor | 1998–present | |
The most famous member was Frank Forde, who was the Prime Minister of Australia for eight days in 1945.
Election results
| Preceded by Fremantle |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 1945–1945 Frank Forde |
Succeeded by Macquarie |
Images for kids
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The Tropic of Capricorn, the division's namesake
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