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Electoral district of Boorowa

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Boorowa was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904, including the town of 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

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

Election results

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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  
Kenneth Mackay (Progressive) had been elected in 1898, however, he was appointed to the Legislative Council and Niels Nielsen (Labour) won the seat at the by-election.

References

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  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.