Electoral district of Southern Boroughs
Southern Boroughs was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856. It included the towns of Goulburn, Braidwood, Yass and Queanbeyan, while the surrounding rural area were in the electoral districts of Argyle, United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and King and Georgiana. It was replaced by Goulburn, Braidwood, Queanbeyan and Yass in 1859.[1]
Members
[edit]| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Murray [2] | None | 1856–1859 | |
Election results
[edit]1856
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Murray (elected) | unopposed | ||
1858
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Murray (re-elected) | 204 | 56.2 | |
| John Hardy | 159 | 43.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 363 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 363 | 62.37 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN 978-0-9752354-2-3.
- ^ "Sir Terence Aubrey Murray (1810-1873)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Southern Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Southern Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
