Electoral district of The Burra

The Burra
South Australia—House of Assembly
The Burra; South Australia—House of Assembly
State	South Australia
Created	1862
Abolished	1875
Namesake	Burra, South Australia
Demographic	Rural

Last updated June 11, 2022

The Burra was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1862 to 1875.^[1]

The Burra was also the name of an electoral district of the unicameral South Australian Legislative Council from 1851 until its abolition in 1857, George Strickland Kingston being the member.^[1] It was created in 1862 after the Electoral district of The Burra and Clare was abolished.^[1]

In February 1875 The Burra was abolished and superseded by the Electoral district of Burra, Rowland Rees being one of the last members for the old district and one of the two new members for the new.^[1]

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

Members

	Term		Term
John Neales	1862–1870	George Cole	1862–1866
		Alexander McCulloch	1866–1868
		James Boucaut	1868–1870
Charles Mann	1870–1875	John Hart	1870–1873
Charles Mann	1870–1875	Rowland Rees	1873–1875

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References

1 2 3 4 "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

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[SAparl-1] 1 2 3 4 "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

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