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Division of Darling Downs

The Division of Darling Downs was an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1901 and abolished in 1984 when it was renamed Groom. It was named for the Darling Downs region of Queensland, and consisted mainly of the city of Toowoomba and surrounding rural areas. It was always a safe seat for the non-Labor parties, being won at different times by the Liberal Party and its predecessors and the Country Party. Its prominent members included Sir Littleton Groom , Cabinet minister and Speaker, and Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia in 1941.

Hon William Groom (Protectionist) 1901
Hon Sir Littleton Groom (Protectionist, Liberal, Nationalist, Independent) 1901-29
Arthur Morgan (Nationalist, UAP) 1929-31
Hon Sir Littleton Groom (Independent, UAP) 1931-36
Rt Hon Arthur Fadden (Country Party) 1936-49
Hon Sir Reginald Swartz (Liberal) 1949-72
Hon Tom McVeigh (Country Party, National Party) 1972-84

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