title: Electoral district of Moreton
text: # Electoral district of Moreton
  
  The electoral district of Moreton was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1878 colonial election, and existed until the 1912 state election.
  
  Moreton replaced the former district of East Moreton, James Francis Garrick being the last member for East Moreton.
  
  Moreton was abolished in 1912, replaced by the Electoral district of Murrumba.
  
  ## Members for Moreton
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | James Garrick | | Nov 1878 – Nov 1883 |
  | Thomas Macdonald-Paterson | Ministerialist | Nov 1883 – Apr 1885 |
  | Hiram Wakefield | | Apr 1885 – May 1888 |
  | Matthew Battersby | Ministerialist | May 1888 – Mar 1899 |
  | John Campbell | Ministerialist | Apr 1899 – May 1909 |
  | James Forsyth | Opposition | Jun 1909 – Apr 1912 |
  
      Forsyth went on to represent Murrumba from April 1912 to March 1918.
  