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Electoral district of Belyando

Electoral district of Belyando

State electoral district of Queensland, Australia

Belyando was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland in 2 incarnations from 1950 to 1977.[1]

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It was first created in the 1949 redistribution preceding the 1950 election, covering the central Queensland area around the Shire of Belyando. It was abolished in the redistribution preceding the 1960 election, its territory taken up by the district of Barcoo expanding eastward.

It was revived again in the 1971 redistribution, and was renamed Peak Downs from the 1977 election onwards.[2]

It is pronounced Bel-yando.[3]

Members for Belyando

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Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Belyando

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "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. [2]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. [3]
    "The history of names: Mackay district". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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