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 Kennedy was 18 February 1865 and the election was held on 18 March 1865. When first constituted, Kennedy covered an area from
Cardwell to
Mackay, west to the
Great Dividing Range, taking in the entire
Burdekin River system. The district covered the north Queensland coast from
Mackay to
Hinchinbrook Island. It was named for the explorer
Edmund Kennedy. Kennedy shrank in size over time; it finally included only the rural surrounds of
Townsville. It was abolished in the 1949 redistribution (taking effect at the
1950 elections), most of its area being included in
Haughton. ==Members for Kennedy==