# Electoral district of Rockhampton

Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying developed areas, including the community of Gracemere.

## History

In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member:
* Clermont
* Kennedy
* Maryborough
* Mitchell
* Rockhampton
* Warrego
The first elections in these six electorates were held in 1865 (that is, during a parliamentary term and not as part of a general election across Queensland). The nomination date for the election in Rockhampton was 30 January 1865 and the election was held on 1 February 1865.

## Members for Rockhampton

First incarnation (1865–1960) :
| 1865–1878, 1 member ||
| Member | Term |
| Charles Fitzsimmons | 1865–1867 |
| Thomas Henry FitzGerald | 1867 |
| Archibald Archer | 1867–1869 |
| Henry Milford | 1869–1870 |
| Alexander Fyfe | 1870–1873 |
| Charles Hardie Buzacott | 1873–1877 |
| John MacFarlane | 1877–1878 |
1878–1912, 2 members :
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
| William Rea | | 1878–1881 | Thomas Macdonald-Paterson | | 1878–1883 |
| John Ferguson | Griffith | 1881–1888 | William Higson | Griffith | 1883–1888 |
| Archibald Archer | Independent | 1888–1896 | William Pattison | Conservative | 1888–1893 |
| Archibald Archer | Independent | 1888–1896 | George Curtis | Independent | 1893–1902 |
| William Kidston | Labour | 1896–1907 | George Curtis | Independent | 1893–1902 |
| William Kidston | Labour | 1896–1907 | Kenneth Grant | Labour | 1902–1907 |
| William Kidston | Kidstonites | 1907–1909 | Kenneth Grant | Kidstonites | 1907–1909 |
| William Kidston | Liberal | 1909–1911 | Kenneth Grant | Liberal | 1909–1912 |
| John Adamson | Labour | 1911–1912 | Kenneth Grant | Liberal | 1909–1912 |
1912–1960, 1 member :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | John Adamson | Labor | 1912–1916 |
| | John Adamson | Independent | 1916–1917 |
| | Frank Forde | Labor | 1917–1922 |
| | George Farrell | Labor | 1923–1929 |
| | Thomas Dunlop | Independent | 1929–1932 |
| | James Larcombe | Labor | 1932–1956 |
| | Mick Gardner | Labor | 1956–1957 |
| | Mick Gardner | Queensland Labor | 1957–1960 |
| Second incarnation (1972–present, 1 member) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Keith Wright | Labor | 1972–1984 |
| | Paul Braddy | Labor | 1985–1995 |
| | Robert Schwarten | Labor | 1995–2012 |
| | Bill Byrne | Labor | 2012–2017 |
| | Barry O'Rourke | Labor | 2017–2024 |
| | Donna Kirkland | Liberal National | 2024–present |

## Election results

2024 Queensland state election: Rockhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Marshall | 9,774 | 30.2 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal National | Donna Kirkland | 9,243 | 28.6 | +4.8 |
| | Independent | Margaret Strelow | 5,780 | 17.9 | +17.8 |
| | One Nation | David Bond | 4,382 | 13.5 | +1.1 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Jacinta Waller | 1,279 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| | Greens | Mick Jones | 1,241 | 3.8 | +0.4 |
| | Family First | Fredy Johnson | 671 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,370 | 95.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,506 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,876 | | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Donna Kirkland | 16,772 | 51.8 | +10.4 |
| | Labor | Craig Marshall | 15,598 | 48.2 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal National gain from Labor | Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +10.4 | |
    Country/National
    Liberal