Electoral district of The Bogan

Last updated May 03, 2021

The Bogan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and named after the Bogan River. It elected two members between 1880 and 1889 and three members between 1889 and 1894. It was abolished in 1894 and partly replaced by Cobar, Dubbo and Coonamble.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Members

(1859–1880, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	George Lord	None	1859–1877
	Walter Coonan	None	1877–1880
(1880–1889, 2 members)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Patrick Jennings	None	1880–1887		George Cass	None	1880–1887
	John Kelly	Free Trade	1887–1889		Joseph Penzer	Free Trade	1887–1889
(1889–1894, 3 members)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Alison	Protectionist	1889–1891		William A'Beckett	Free Trade	1889–1891		George Cass	Protectionist	1889–1892
	James Morgan	Labour	1891–1894		Robert Booth	Free Trade	1891–1894		George Cass	Protectionist	1889–1892
	James Morgan	Labour	1891–1894		Robert Booth	Free Trade	1891–1894		William A'Beckett	Free Trade	1892–1894

Election results

1892 The Bogan by-election
Tuesday 31 May ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Free Trade	William A'Beckett (elected)	984	37.0
	Protectionist	Michael O'Halloran ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	874	32.9
	Independent	George Plummer	271	10.2
	Independent	William Wilkinson	271	10.2
	Free Trade	John Ryrie	257	9.7
Total formal votes			2,657	100.0
Informal votes			0	0.0
Turnout			2,657	43.5
	Free Trade gain from Protectionist

George Cass (Protectionist) died.^[4]

Notes

↑ Michael O'Halloran was also endorsed as a Labour candidate.^[5]

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References

↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of The Bogan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 August 2020.
1 2 Green, Antony. "1892 The Bogan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2020.
"Mr O'Halloran at Nyngan". Freeman's Journal . 18 June 1892. p. 16. Retrieved 1 May 2021– via Trove.

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[6] Michael O'Halloran was also endorsed as a Labour candidate.^[5]

[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.

[Green_Bogan-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of The Bogan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[1892_The_Bogan_colonial_by-election_Green-4] 1 2 Green, Antony. "1892 The Bogan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[5] "Mr O'Halloran at Nyngan". Freeman's Journal . 18 June 1892. p. 16. Retrieved 1 May 2021– via Trove.

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