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Electoral district of Burnett (New South Wales)

Summary

The Burnett was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created for the July 1859 election and named after the Burnett River. It was abolished in December 1859 as a result of the separation of Queensland.[1][2][3]

Burnett
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
StateNew South Wales
CreatedJuly 1859
AbolishedDecember 1859
NamesakeBurnett River

Members for Burnett edit

Member Party Period
  Gilbert Eliott None 1859–1859

Election results edit

1859 edit

1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Burnett
Tuesday 5 July [1]
Candidate Votes %
Gilbert Eliott (elected) 191 72.1
George Howard 74 27.9
Total formal votes 265 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 265 40.1

References edit

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1859 Burnett". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Gilbert Eliott (1796-1871)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2020.