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Ken Tomkins

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Ken Tomkins
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Roma
In office
24 June 1967 – 22 October 1983
Preceded byWilliam Ewan
Succeeded byRussell Cooper
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Burgoyne Tomkins

(1917-09-14)14 September 1917
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died20 July 1990(1990-07-20) (aged 72)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Political partyCountry Party/National Party
SpouseLillian Jean Robinson
OccupationGrazier

Kenneth Burgoyne Tomkins (14 September 1917 – 20 July 1990) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Politics

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Ken Tomkins was a member of the Bungil Shire Council from 1949 to 1967 and its chairman from 1967 to 1975.[1]

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.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tomkins, Mr Kenneth Bourgoyne (Ken)". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Roma
1967–1983
Succeeded by