Electoral district of Southern Boroughs (NSW Legislative Council)
| Southern Boroughs New South Wales—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Created | 1851 |
| Abolished | 1856 |
| Coordinates | 34°45′S 149°43′E / 34.750°S 149.717°E |
The Electoral district of Southern Boroughs was an electorate of the
Counties of King and Georgiana.[1]
In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Southern Boroughs.
Members
| Member | Term |
|---|---|
| Terence Murray [2] | Sep 1851 – Feb 1856 |
- Terence Murray went on to represent Southern Boroughs in the Legislative Assembly from 1856.
Election results
1851
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Murray | unopposed | ||
References
- ^ a b An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (48). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 2 May 1851. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Sir Terence Aubrey Murray (1810–1873)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Progress of the elections: the Southern Boroughs". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 September 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.