Electoral district of Southern Boroughs
State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
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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
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Murray [2] | None | 1856–1859 | |
Election results
1856
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Murray (elected) | unopposed | ||
Polling was scheduled to be conducted on 4 April 1856. Murray had represented this district in the old Legislative Council.
1858
| 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 | |