Electoral district of Bowral

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Bowral was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, [1] [2] [3] one of 76 new districts created with the abolition of multi-member electorates in 1894. Bowral was named after and included the town of Bowral and comprised part of the district of Camden. [4] The district was abolished in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90. [5] Bowral was largely replaced by the new district of Wollondilly, along with parts of Argyle, Camden and Hartley. [6]

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Members for Bowral

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  William McCourt Free Trade 1894–1901
  Liberal Reform 1901–1904

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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 Bowral". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 23 August 1893. p. 6583. Retrieved 12 April 2020 via Trove.
  5. "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  6. "The new electorates: where and what they are". Evening News . 26 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2019 via Trove.