Electoral district of Flinders (Queensland)
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Flinders Queensland—Legislative Assembly |
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| State | Queensland |
| Dates current | 1888–1932, 1950-1992 |
| Namesake | Matthew Flinders |
The electoral district of Flinders was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
It was first created in 1887, effective 1888, covering the area centred on the central Queensland towns of Cloncurry, Richmond and Hughenden. It replaced the Electoral district of Burke.
Flinders, along with parts of Burke, was incorporated into the new seat of Carpentaria in the 1931 redistribution, effective in 1932. The named was changed back to Flinders in 1949, effective at the 1950 election.
It was abolished in a redistribution in 1991, effective 1992, being replaced by Charters Towers. The last sitting member of Flinders was Bob Katter, who had held it since December 1974.
Coordinates: 20°50′33.5″S 144°11′59.6″E / 20.842639°S 144.199889°E
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