Division of Capricornia

The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for the Tropic of Capricorn, which runs through the Division. It covers the area around Rockhampton on the central Queensland coast. It includes the towns of Mount Morgan and Yeppoon, and Great Keppel Island.

Members
MemberPartyTerm  Alexander Paterson Independent Free Trade 1901–1903  David Thomson Labor 1903–1906 Edward Archer Anti-Socialist 1906–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910 William Higgs Labor 1910–1920  Independent 1920–1920  Nationalist 1920–1922  Frank Forde Labor 1922–1946  Charles Davidson Liberal 1946–1949  Henry Pearce Liberal 1949–1961  George Gray Labor 1961–1967  Doug Everingham Labor 1967–1975  Colin Carige National 1975–1977  Doug Everingham Labor 1977–1984 Keith Wright Labor 1984–1993  Independent 1993–1993  Marjorie Henzell Labor 1993–1996  Paul Marek National 1996–1998  Kirsten Livermore Labor 1998–2013  Michelle Landry Liberal National 2013–present
The most famous member was Frank Forde, who was the Prime Minister of Australia for eight days in 1945.

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Capricornia (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission
 Kirsten Livermore's website 

Category:Electoral divisions of Queensland
Category:1901 establishments in Australia