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Electoral district of Cowra

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Cowra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, including the town of Cowra.[1][2][3]

History

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Prior to 1894 the town of Cowra was part of the district of Carcoar which returned two members. Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Cowra.[4] Carcoar was abolished and the eastern part was given to West Macquarie and the western part to the new district of Cowra, along with the south-western part of Orange. The electoral district included parts of the counties of Bathurst and Forbes.[5][6] At its establishment in 1894 Cowra had 1,903 enrolled voters, slightly less than the average of 2,046.[7]

Cowra was abolished in 1904 when the number of members of the Legislative Assembly was reduced from 125 to 90 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum.[8] and was partly replaced by Belubula.

Members for Cowra

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Member Party Period
  Denis Donnelly Protectionist 1894–1896
  Michael Phillips Protectionist 1896–1898
  Thomas Waddell National Federal 1898–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904

Election results

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1901 New South Wales state election: Cowra [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Thomas Waddell unopposed
Progressive hold  

References

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  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cowra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ^ "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6624. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7751. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Turnout". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  8. ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Cowra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.