Southern Boroughs was an 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 of Murray and St Vincent and King and Georgiana. It was replaced by Goulburn, Braidwood, Queanbeyan and Yass in 1859.[1]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Southern Boroughs.[]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Southern Boroughs [3]
Candidate
Votes
%
Terence Murray (elected)
unopposed
Polling was scheduled to be conducted on 4 April 1856. Murray had represented this district in the old Legislative Council.
1858[]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Southern Boroughs.[]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Southern Boroughs 28 January [4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Terrence Murray (re-elected)
204
56.2
John Hardy
159
43.8
Total formal votes
363
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
363
62.37
References[]
^Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN0-9752354-2-7.