Electoral results for the district of Boorowa

Boorowa, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1904 and abolished in 1913.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1880   Thomas Slattery None
1882
1885
1887   Protectionist
1889
1891
1894
1895   Kenneth Mackay Protectionist
1898
1899 by   Niels Nielsen Labour
1901

Election results

1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Boorowa[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Boorowa [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Niels Nielsen 1,128 76.2 +38.4
Independent Progressive Herbert O'Leary 352 23.8
Total formal votes 1,480 98.9 +0.2
Informal votes 17 1.1 -0.2
Turnout 1,497 65.7 +4.7
Labour gain from Progressive  
Kenneth Mackay (Progressive) had been elected in 1898, however, he was appointed to the Legislative Council and Niels Nielsen (Labour) won the seat at the by-election.

1899 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1899 Boorowa colonial by-election § Result[edit]
1899 Boorowa by-election
Saturday 10 November [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Niels Nielsen (elected0 539 53.0 +15.2
Protectionist George Waddell 478 47.0 -15.2
Total formal votes 1,017 97.8 -0.9
Informal votes 23 2.2 +0.9
Turnout 1,040 45.6 -15.4
Labour gain from Protectionist Swing+15.2
Kenneth Mackay (Protectionist) resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.[5]

1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Boorowa[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal Kenneth Mackay 783 62.2
Labour James Toomey 475 37.8
Total formal votes 1,258 98.7
Informal votes 17 1.3
Turnout 1,275 61.0
National Federal hold  

1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Boorowa[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Kenneth Mackay 727 55.0
Labour James Wilson 590 44.6
Independent Robert Horne 5 0.4
Total formal votes 1,322 98.1
Informal votes 26 1.9
Turnout 1,348 72.8
Protectionist hold  

1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Boorowa[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Slattery 773 53.6
Labour James Toomey 668 46.4
Total formal votes 1,441 97.6
Informal votes 35 2.4
Turnout 1,476 80.1
Protectionist hold  

1891
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Boorowa[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa
Wednesday 24 June [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Slattery (re-elected) 509 66.0
Free Trade Albert Middleton 245 31.8
Protectionist Malcolm Burns 17 2.2
Total formal votes 771 98.2
Informal votes 14 1.8
Turnout 785 63.2
Protectionist hold  

1889
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Boorowa[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa
Tuesday 29 January [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Slattery (elected) unopposed
Protectionist hold  

1887
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Boorowa[edit]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa
Monday 7 February [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Slattery (re-elected) unopposed

1885
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Boorowa[edit]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa
Monday 19 October [12]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Slattery (re-elected) 446 75.0
Argyle McCallum 149 25.0
Total formal votes 595 97.2
Informal votes 17 2.8
Turnout 612 55.3

1882
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Boorowa[edit]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa
Wednesday 13 December [13]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Slattery (re-elected) unopposed

1880
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Boorowa[edit]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa
Monday 29 November [14]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Slattery (elected) 456 63.9
Albert Middleton 258 36.1
Total formal votes 714 97.7
Informal votes 17 2.3
Turnout 731 52.7
  (new seat)

References
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  2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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  7. Green, Antony. "1895 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. Green, Antony. "1894 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. Green, Antony. "1891 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. Green, Antony. "1889 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. Green, Antony. "1887 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. Green, Antony. "1885 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. Green, Antony. "1882 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. Green, Antony. "1880 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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