Electoral district of Fortitude Valley
# Electoral district of Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley, originally known as Hamlet of Fortitude Valley, was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.

## History

Fortitude Valley was one of the original sixteen electorates proclaimed in 1859. It was originally known as "Hamlet of Fortitude Valley", but the name was shortened to "Fortitude Valley" in the 1872 redistribution. Initially it was a single member constituency, but became a dual member constituency in 1885, reverting to a single member in the 1910 redistribution. The electorate was abolished in the 1959 redistribution, mostly being incorporated into the Electoral district of Brisbane and the Electoral district of Merthyr.

Notably, Fortitude Valley was the first electorate in any Australian parliament to be contested by a member of the labour movement, with William McNaughton Galloway, the president of the Brisbane Trades and Labour Council and secretary of the Seamen's Union, unsuccessfully contesting the 1888 by-election.

## Members

The following members were elected:

Single-member constituency (1860–1885) :

| Member | Term |
| - | - |
| Sir Charles Lilley | 1 May 1860 - 25 November 1873 (as Hamlet of Fortitude Valley) |
| Sir Charles Lilley | 25 November 1873 - 14 February 1874 (as Fortitude Valley) |
| Francis Beattie | 25 February 1874 - 26 November 1878 (by-election) |
| Ratcliffe Pring | 26 November 1878 - 28 May 1879 |
| Francis Beattie | 28 May 1879 - 16 April 1886 (by-election) |

Two-member constituency (1885–1912) :

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| John McMaster | Ministerialist | 14 September 1885 - 11 March 1899 |
| Samuel Wood Brooks | | 1 May 1886 - 12 May 1888 |
| John Watson | Ministerialist | 12 May 1888 - 21 March 1896 |
| Frank McDonnell | ALP | 21 March 1896 - 18 May 1907 |
| William Guy Higgs | ALP | 11 March 1899 - 17 July 1901 |
| John McMaster | Ministerialist | 3 August 1901 (by-election) - 27 August 1904 |
| David Bowman | ALP | 27 August 1904 - 27 April 1912 |
| John McMaster | Opposition | 18 May 1907 - 5 February 1908 |
| Peter McLachlan | ALP | 5 February 1908 - 27 April 1912 |

Single-member constituency (1912–1960) :

| Term | Party |
| - | - |
| 27 April 1912 – 25 February 1916 | David Bowman | Labor |
| 1 April 1916 – 19 May 1933 | Thomas Wilson | Labor |
| 15 July 1933 – 4 October 1950 | Samuel Brassington | Labor |
| 18 November 1950 – 26 April 1957 | Mick Brosnan | Labor |
| 26 April 1957 – 3 August 1957 | Mick Brosnan | Queensland Labor |
| 3 August 1957 – 28 May 1960 | Bob Windsor | Liberal |
