Western Boroughs
New South Wales—Legislative Council
StateNew South Wales
Created1851
Abolished1856
Coordinates32°25′12″S 149°34′40″E / 32.42000°S 149.57778°E / -32.42000; 149.57778

The Electoral district of Western Boroughs was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. It was a new electorate created in 1851 by the expansion of the Legislative Council to 54, 18 to be appointed and 36 elected.[1] The district consisted of the towns of Bathurst, Carcoar and Kelso, while the surrounding rural areas were in the County of Bathurst and in Cook and Westmoreland.[1]

In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Western Boroughs.

Members

Member Term
Arthur Holroyd [2] Sep 1851 – Feb 1856

Arthur Holroyd went on to represent Western Boroughs in the Legislative Assembly from 1856.

Election results

1851

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September:
Western Boroughs [3]
Candidate Votes %
Arthur Holroyd unopposed  


References

  1. ^ a b "An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council.". Act No. 48 of 2 May 1851 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Mr Arthur Holroyd (1806–1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "The Western Boroughs". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Trove.
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