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Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Burnett was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created for the July 1859 election and named after the Burnett River. It was abolished in December 1859 as a result of the separation of Queensland.[1][2][3]
Burnett New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | New South Wales |
Created | July 1859 |
Abolished | December 1859 |
Namesake | Burnett River |
Member | Party | Period | |
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Gilbert Eliott | None | 1859–1859 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Gilbert Eliott (elected) | 191 | 72.1 | |
George Howard | 74 | 27.9 | |
Total formal votes | 265 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 265 | 40.1 |
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