Electoral district of Burra

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Burra
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
State South Australia
Created1875
Abolished1970
Namesake Burra, South Australia
DemographicRural

Burra was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1875 to 1902, and again from 1938 to 1970. [1]

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After a boundary redistribution in 1902, it was replaced by Electoral district of Burra Burra. [2] When it was recreated in 1938, the polling booths were: Aberdeen (later north Burra), Andrews, Belalie North, Black Springs, Booborowie, Bright, Canowie Belt, Emu Downs, Farrell's Flat, Hallett, Hanson, Jamestown, Kooringa, Leighton, Mannanarie, Mongolata Goldfields, Mount Bryan, Mount Bryan East, Spalding, Washpool, Willalo, World's End. [3]

The town of Burra is currently located in the safe Liberal seat of Stuart.

Members

First incarnation (1875–1902)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Ben Rounsevell 1875–1890  Rowland Rees 1875–1881
  Ebenezer Ward 1881–1884
  John Cockburn 1884–1887
   Frederick Holder 1887–1901
  George Lake 1890–1896
  Charles Goode National League 1896–1899
  Ben Rounsevell National League 1899–1902
   William Russell Labor 1901–1902
Second incarnation (1938–1970)
MemberPartyTerm
  Archibald McDonald Liberal and Country 1938–1947
  George Hawker Liberal and Country 1947–1956
  Percy Quirke Independent 1956–1963
  Liberal and Country 1963–1968
  Ernest Allen Liberal and Country 1968–1970

Election results

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References

  1. "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. "Hon William Rounsevell". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia . Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. "ASSEMBLY POLLING PLACES". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier . SA: National Library of Australia. 11 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

Coordinates: 33°12′19″S138°36′7″E / 33.20528°S 138.60194°E / -33.20528; 138.60194