Electoral district of Braidwood explained

Braidwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales,^{[1] [2]} one of 62 new districts created established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW),^[3] in the 1858 redistribution.^[4] Braidwood was named after and included the town of Braidwood. It replaced parts of the districts of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the Southern Boroughs. In 1904 it was largely absorbed into the district of Queanbeyan. The balance of the district went to the new district of The Clyde.^[5]

Members for Braidwood

Member		Party	Period
		Frederick Cooper	None	1859–1860
		Merion Moriarty	None	1860–1864
		Henry Milford	None	1864–1864
		Joshua Josephson	None	1864–1869
		Michael Kelly	None	1869–1870
		Edward Greville	None	1870–1880
		Alexander Ryrie	None	1880–1887
				1887–1891
		Austin Chapman		1891–1901
		Albert Chapman		1901–1904

Election results

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 12 December 2019.
2. Elections for the District of Braidwood . DistrictIndexes . Braidwood . 16 August 2020.
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4. Web site: 1858 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/1858-redistribution.html . 23 June 2015 . dead.
5. News: The new electorates: where and what they are . . 26 March 1904 . 7 December 2019 . 3 . Trove.