Electoral district of Merthyr

Merthyr Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State	Queensland
Dates current	1912–1992
Namesake	Merthyr

Merthyr was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.

First created for the 1912 state election, the district was based in inner Brisbane centred on the suburb of New Farm, covering areas that previously belonged to the district of Fortitude Valley.

Merthyr was abolished by the 1991 redistribution, taking effect at the 1992 state election. Most of its territory was absorbed into the electorate of Brisbane Central with parts also added to the new district of Clayfield.

Members for Merthyr

Member		Party	Term
	Thomas Welsby	Ministerialist	1912–1915
	Peter McLachlan	Labor	1915–1920
	Peter MacGregor	Nationalist	1920–1923
	Peter McLachlan	Labor	1923–1929
	Patrick Kerwin	Country and Progressive National	1929–1932
	James Keogh	Labor	1932–1940
	William Moore	Labor	1940–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957
	Sam Ramsden	Liberal	1957–1971
	Don Lane	Liberal	1971–1983
		National	1983–1989
	Santo Santoro	Liberal	1989–1992

See also

• Electoral districts of Queensland
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
• Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name

References

• "Queensland State Electorates from 1860 to 2006" (PDF). Queensland Parliament.