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Electoral district of Nash

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State
  
Queensland

Abolished
  
1960

Founded
  
1950

Namesake
  
James Nash

Created
  
1950

Demographic
  
Rural

Date dissolved
  
1960

The electoral district of Nash was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland, Australia. It was named after James Nash, the discoverer of gold in the area.

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History

Nash was created in the 1949 redistribution, taking effect at the 1950 state election, and existed until the 1960 state election. It centred on the town of Gympie.

When Nash was abolished in 1960, its area was incorporated into the recreated district of Gympie.

Members

The following people were elected in the seat of Nash:

Dunstan previously represented Gympie (1935–1950). Hodges subsequently represented Gympie (1960–1979).

References

Electoral district of Nash Wikipedia