Electoral district of Burra
Burra South Australia—House of Assembly | |
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State | South Australia |
Created | 1875 |
Abolished | 1970 |
Namesake | Burra, South Australia |
Demographic | Rural |
Burra was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1875 to 1902, and again from 1938 to 1970.[1]
After a boundary redistribution in 1902, it was replaced by Electoral district of Burra Burra.[2] When it was recreated in 1938, the polling booths were: Aberdeen (later north Burra), Andrews, , Black Springs, Booborowie, Bright, Canowie Belt, Emu Downs, Farrell's Flat, Hallett, Hanson, Jamestown, Kooringa, Leighton, Mannanarie, Mongolata Goldfields, Mount Bryan, Mount Bryan East, Spalding, , Willalo, World's End.[3]
The town of Burra is currently located in the safe Liberal seat of Stuart.
Members[]
First incarnation (1875–1902) | |||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
Ben Rounsevell | 1875–1890 | Rowland Rees | 1875–1881 | ||||
Ebenezer Ward | 1881–1884 | ||||||
John Cockburn | 1884–1887 | ||||||
Frederick Holder | 1887–1901 | ||||||
George Lake | 1890–1896 | ||||||
Charles Goode | National League | 1896–1899 | |||||
Ben Rounsevell | National League | 1899–1902 | |||||
William Russell | Labor | 1901–1902 |
Second incarnation (1938–1970) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Archibald McDonald | Liberal and Country | 1938–1947 | |
George Hawker | Liberal and Country | 1947–1956 | |
Percy Quirke | Independent | 1956–1963 | |
Liberal and Country | 1963–1968 | ||
Ernest Allen | Liberal and Country | 1968–1970 |
References[]
- ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Hon William Rounsevell". Former Member of Parliament Details. Parliament of South Australia.
- ^ "ASSEMBLY POLLING PLACES". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. SA: National Library of Australia. 11 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
Coordinates: 33°12′19″S 138°36′7″E / 33.20528°S 138.60194°E
Categories:
- Former electoral districts of South Australia
- 1875 establishments in Australia
- 1902 disestablishments in Australia
- 1938 establishments in Australia
- 1970 disestablishments in Australia
- Constituencies established in 1938
- Constituencies disestablished in 1970