The district is one of 4 seats named after Ludwig Leichhardt. The Legislative Assembly of Queensland was established in 1860 and the central Queensland area continued to be part of a district named Leichhardt, until that district was abolished in 1932.
The district falls under one of four names honoring Ludwig Leichhardt. The Queensland Legislative Assembly came into being in 1860, and the central Queensland area continued to be part of a Leichhardt district until it was dissolved in 1932.