He held the seat until it was abolished for the 1960 Queensland state election .
Marsden , the Labor candidate , won the by - election to replace the long serving member for Ipswich , David Gledson in 1949 .
Marsden held the seat until it was abolished for the 1960 Queensland state election .
Marsden , the Labor candidate , won the by - election to replace the long serving member for Ipswich , David Gledson in 1949 .