Electoral district of Braidwood

Braidwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales,[1][2][3] one of 62 new districts created established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW),[4] in the 1858 redistribution.[5] Braidwood was named after and included the town of Braidwood. It replaced parts of the districts of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the Southern Boroughs. In 1904 it was largely absorbed into the district of Queanbeyan. The balance of the district went to the new district of The Clyde.[6]

Members for Braidwood

Member Party Period
  Frederick Cooper None 1859–1860
  Merion Moriarty None 1860–1864
  Henry Milford None 1864–1864
  Joshua Josephson None 1864–1869
  Michael Kelly None 1869–1870
  Edward Greville None 1870–1880
  Alexander Ryrie None 1880–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1891
  Austin Chapman Protectionist 1891–1901
  Albert Chapman Progressive 1901–1904

Election results

1901 New South Wales state election: Braidwood[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Albert Chapman 640 43.2 -29.9
Independent Liberal Richard Higgins 483 32.6
Independent Liberal Patrick O'Brien 223 15.0
Independent Liberal Frederick Gordon 70 4.7
Independent Liberal Ebenezer Henry 46 3.1
Independent Liberal Alexander Fraser 15 1.0
Independent Walter Horberry 3 0.2
Independent Bartholomew O'Sullivan 2 0.1
Independent Progressive John Kenny 1 0.07
Total formal votes 1,483 95.6 -3.5
Informal votes 69 4.5 +3.5
Turnout 1,552 71.1 +18.7
Progressive hold  

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 Braidwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).
  5. "1858 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.
  7. Green, Antony. "1901 Braidwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.


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