1866 Ipswich colonial by-election
The 1866 Ipswich colonial by-election was a by-election held on 4 August 1866 in the electoral district of Ipswich for the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
History
[edit]On 21 July 1866, Ratcliffe Pring was appointed Attorney-General of Queensland by Premier Robert Herbert. As such, he was required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election for his own seat of Ipswich. On 4 August 1866, he lost the seat to George McCullagh Reed.[1][2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "IPSWICH ELECTION. - THE NOMINATION. (BY OUR OWN REPORTER.) - The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) - 3 Aug 1866". Trove. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2014.