Electoral district of Boorowa

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] It was abolished in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90,[4] and was largely absorbed by Yass, with the balance going to the new district of Burrangong.

Members for Boorowa

Member		Party	Period
	Thomas Slattery	None	1880–1887
		Protectionist	1887–1895
	Kenneth Mackay	Protectionist	1895–1899
	Niels Nielsen	Labor	1899–1904

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Boorowa

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Boorowa.[edit]

1901 New South Wales state election: Boorowa [5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Niels Nielsen	1,128	76.2	+38.4
	Ind. Progressive	Herbert O'Leary	352	23.8
Total formal votes			1,480	98.9	+0.2
Informal votes			17	1.1	−0.2
Turnout			1,497	65.7	+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.

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. "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
5. Green, Antony. "1901 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.