Division of Darling Downs

The Division of Darling Downs was an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was one of the original 75 divisions for the first Australian election in 1901. It was named for the Darling Downs region of Queensland. It included the city of Toowoomba and surrounding rural areas. 

Members
MemberPartyTerm  William Henry Groom Protectionist 1901–1901 (Sir) Littleton Groom Protectionist 1901–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917  Nationalist 1917–1929  Independent Nationalist 1929–1929  Arthur Morgan Nationalist 1929–1931 Sir Littleton Groom Independent 1931–1933  United Australia 1933–1936  Arthur Fadden Country 1936–1949  (Sir) Reginald Swartz Liberal 1949–1972  Tom McVeigh Country, National 1972–1984
Its famous members included Sir Littleton Groom, Cabinet minister and Speaker, and Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia in 1941.

The electorate's first member, William Henry Groom, died at the first Commonwealth Parliament meeting in Melbourne in 1901. His death led to Australia's first by-election, which was won by his son Littleton. The seat was abolished in 1984, largely being replaced by the Division of Groom.

Darling Downs
Category:1901 establishments in Australia
Category:1984 disestablishments in Australia