Electoral district of Boorowa
Boorowa was an
Boorowa. Its name was spelt "Booroowa" from 1899 to 1901.[1][2][3] It was abolished in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90,[4] and was largely absorbed by Yass, with the balance going to the new district of Burrangong
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Members for Boorowa
Member | Party | Period | |
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Thomas Slattery | None | 1880–1887 | |
Protectionist | 1887–1895 | ||
Kenneth Mackay | Protectionist | 1895–1899 | |
Niels Nielsen
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Labor | 1899–1904 |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Niels Nielsen
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1,128 | 76.2 | +38.4 | |
Ind. Progressive | Herbert O'Leary | 352 | 23.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,480 | 98.9 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 17 | 1.1 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,497 | 65.7 | +4.7 | ||
Labour gain from Progressive |
Niels Nielsen (Labour) won the seat at the by-election
.References
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.