Electoral district of Boorowa

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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
.

Members for Boorowa

Member Party Period
  Thomas Slattery None 1880–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1895
  Kenneth Mackay Protectionist 1895–1899
 
Niels Nielsen
Labor 1899–1904

Election results

1901 New South Wales state election: Boorowa [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Niels Nielsen
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

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.