Electoral district of Braidwood
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Braidwood was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of New South Wales
between 1859 and 1904, which included the town of Braidwood
. It replaced parts of the electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of Southern Boroughs
. In 1904 it was largely absorbed into the electoral district of Queanbeyan
.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina...
of the Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
between 1859 and 1904, which included the town of Braidwood
Braidwood, New South Wales
Braidwood is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Palerang Shire. It is located on the busy Kings Highway linking Canberra to Batemans Bay on the coast. It is about 200 kilometres south west of Sydney and about 60 kilometres inland from the coast...
. It replaced parts of the electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of Southern Boroughs
Electoral district of Southern Boroughs
Southern Boroughs was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856. It included the towns of Goulburn, Braidwood, Yass and Queanbeyan, while the surrounding rural area were in the electoral districts of Argyle, United Counties...
. In 1904 it was largely absorbed into the electoral district of Queanbeyan
Electoral district of Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1913, in the Queanbeyan area. It replaced parts of the electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of Southern Boroughs...
.
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 Protectionist Party The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in... |
1887—1891 | ||
| Austin Chapman Austin Chapman Sir Austin Chapman KCMG , Australian politician, was a member of several early federal ministries. He was born in Bong Bong near Bowral, New South Wales and educated at Marulan Public School and was apprenticed as a saddler at an early age... |
Protectionist Protectionist Party The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in... |
1891—1901 | |
| Albert Chapman | Progressive | 1901—1904 | |