Electoral district of The Burra and Clare explained

The Burra and Clare
State:	sa
Created:	1857
Abolished:	1862
Namesake:	Burra, South Australia, Clare, South Australia
Class:	Rural

The Burra and Clare was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1857 to 1862.^[1]

The Burra and Clare was also the name of an electoral district of the unicameral South Australian Legislative Council from 1851 until its abolition in 1857, George Strickland Kingston being the member.^[1]

In November 1862 The Burra and Clare was an abolished and superseded by the Electoral district of The Burra, John Bentham Neales and George William Cole being the last members for the old district and the first members for the new.^[1]

The town of Burra is currently located in the safe Liberal seat of Stuart while the town of Clare is currently located in the independent seat of Frome.

Members

Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Edward Peake		1857–1860			Morris Marks		1857–1858		George Kingston		1857–1860
							1858–1860
	William Dale		1860–1862		George Cole		1860–1862			William Lennon		1860–1861
										1861–1862
				1862–1862

References

-33.6667°N 138.9333°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007 . Parliament of South Australia . 23 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190311113513/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf . 11 March 2019 . dead .