Electoral district of Bowral explained

Bowral was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales,^{[1] [2]} one of 76 new districts created with the abolition of multi-member electorates in 1894. Bowral was named after and included the town of Bowral and comprised part of the district of Camden.^[3] The district was abolished in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90.^[4] Bowral was largely replaced by the new district of Wollondilly, along with parts of Argyle, Camden and Hartley.^[5]

Members for Bowral

Member		Party	Period
		William McCourt		1894–1901
				1901–1904

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Bowral.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 12 December 2019.
2. Elections for the District of Bowral . DistrictIndexes . Bowral . 16 August 2020.
3. News: Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts . . 23 August 1893 . 12 April 2020 . 6583 . Trove.
4. Web site: 1904 Redistribution . Atlas of New South Wales . NSW Land & Property Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031821/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1904-redistribution.html . 23 June 2015 . dead.
5. News: The new electorates: where and what they are . . 26 March 1904 . 7 December 2019 . 3 . Trove.