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]
Member | Party | Period | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Slattery | None | 1880–1887 | |
Protectionist | 1887–1895 | ||
Kenneth Mackay | Protectionist | 1895–1899 | |
Niels Nielsen | Labor | 1899–1904 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Niels Nielsen | 1,128 | 76.2 | +38.4 | |
Independent 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 |
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