Charters Towers Queensland—Legislative Assembly |
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State | Queensland |
Dates current | 1888–1960; 1992–2009 |
Namesake | Charters Towers |
Charters Towers was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It has had three incarnations, most recently being created as part of a redistribution in 1991 and lasting until 2008.
The electorate covered a vast area of central Queensland, from Etheridge Shire in the north to Jericho Shire in the south. Major locations within the division included Georgetown, Charters Towers, Hughenden, Richmond, Moranbah, Clermont, Tieri, Alpha, Aramac and Muttaburra.
In 2008, Charters Towers was abolished—with effect at the 2009 state election—as a result of a redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. Its former territory and voters were split between the districts of Burdekin, Gregory, Mount Isa and the new seat of Dalrymple.