Western Boroughs was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. It included the towns of Bathurst, Carcoar and Kelso, while the surrounding rural areas were in Bathurst (County) and Cook and Westmoreland. It was replaced by Bathurst and Carcoar.[1]

Member for Western Boroughs

Member Party Period
  Arthur Holroyd [2] None 1856–1857
  Henry Rotton [3] None 1858–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Western Boroughs [4]
Candidate Votes %
Arthur Holroyd (elected) 283 66.0
James Byrnes 146 34.0
Total formal votes 429 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 429 55.7
Polling was conducted on 29 March 1856. Holroyd had represented this district in the old Legislative Council.

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Western Boroughs
28 January [5]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Rotton (re-elected) 230 50.7
Arthur Holroyd (defeated) 224 49.3
Total formal votes 454 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 454 48.3

References

  1. ^ "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Mr Arthur Holroyd (1806–1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Henry Rotton (1814-1881)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1856 WesternBoroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1858 WesternBoroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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