Electoral district of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa
# Electoral district of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa

The United pastoral districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa, and from 1857 Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis, was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 and consisted of the pastoral districts around the early settlements of Moreton Bay; Wide Bay, near Maryborough; the Burnett River, near Bundaberg; and the Maranoa region of South-western Queensland. In September 1856 the pastoral districts around the Leichhardt River in the Gulf of Carpentaria region and Port Curtis (Gladstone) were added to the electorate. The district was abolished for the 1859 election and replaced by the separate districts of East Moreton, West Moreton, Burnett (which included Wide Bay) and Leichhardt (which included Port Curtis), while Maranoa became part of Darling Downs. All of these districts became part of Queensland when it was established as a separate colony in late 1859.

## Members

Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa :

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Gordon Sandeman | None | 1856–1857 |
| Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis ||||
| | Patrick Leslie | None | 1857–1858 |
| | William Tooth | None | 1858–1859 |

## Election results

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis 12 February :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| William Tooth (elected) | William Tooth (elected) | 56 | 51.9 |
| Arthur Macalister | Arthur Macalister | 52 | 48.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 108 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 108 | 39.3 |
