Australian electorate
| Burnett New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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| State | New South Wales |
| Created | July 1859 |
| Abolished | December 1859 |
| Namesake | Burnett River |
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.
Members for Burnett
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Eliott | None | 1859–1859 | |
Election results
1859
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Burnett.| 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 | |
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "1859 Burnett". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "Mr Gilbert Eliott (1796-1871)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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