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]

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Members for Boorowa

MemberPartyPeriod
  Thomas Slattery None1880–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1895
  Kenneth Mackay Protectionist 1895–1899
  Niels Nielsen Labor 1899–1904

Election results

1901 New South Wales state election: Boorowa [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Niels Nielsen 1,12876.2+38.4
Independent Progressive Herbert O'Leary35223.8
Total formal votes1,48098.9+0.2
Informal votes171.1-0.2
Turnout 1,49765.7+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.

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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. Green, Antony. "1901 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 March 2020.