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Western Boroughs was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. It included the towns of Bathurst , Carcoar and Kelso , while the surrounding rural areas were in Bathurst (County) and Cook and Westmoreland . It was replaced by Bathurst and Carcoar .[1]
Member for Western Boroughs [ ]
Member
Party
Period
Arthur Holroyd [2]
None
1856–1857
Henry Rotton [3]
None
1858–1859
Election results [ ]
1856 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Western Boroughs .[ ]
1856 New South Wales colonial election : Western Boroughs [4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Arthur Holroyd (elected)
283
66.0
James Byrnes
146
34.0
Total formal votes
429
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
429
55.7
Polling was conducted on 29 March 1856. Holroyd 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 § Western Boroughs .[ ]
1858 New South Wales colonial election : Western Boroughs 28 January [5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Henry Rotton (re-elected)
230
50.7
Arthur Holroyd (defeated)
224
49.3
Total formal votes
454
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
454
48.3
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