Preceded by William Ewan Political party National Party | Nationality Australian Succeeded by Russell Cooper Name Ken Tomkins | |
Full Name Kenneth Burgoyne Tomkins Born 14 September 1917
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ( 1917-09-14 ) Died 20 July 1990(1990-07-20) (aged 72)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | ||
Other political
affiliations Country Party | ||
Kenneth Burgoyne (Ken) Tomkins (14 September 1917 – 20 July 1990) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Politics
Ken Tomkins was a member of the Bungil Shire Council from 1949 to 1967 and its chairman from 1967 to 1975.
On 14 March 1967, the Country Party member for Roma in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, William Ewan, died. Standing as the Country Party candidate, Ken Tomkins won the resulting by-election on 24 June 1967. He held that seat until 22 October 1983, when he did not contest the 1983 election.
References
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