Electoral district of The Burra explained

The Burra
State:sa
Created:1862
Abolished:1875
Namesake:Burra, South Australia
Class:Rural

The Burra was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1862 to 1875.[1]

The Burra 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] It was created in 1862 after the Electoral district of The Burra and Clare was abolished.[1]

In February 1875 The Burra was abolished and superseded by the Electoral district of Burra, Rowland Rees being one of the last members for the old district and one of the two new members for the new.[1]

The town of Burra is currently located in the safe Liberal seat of Stuart.

Members

MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
 1862–1870 1862–1866
 1866–1868
 1868–1870
 1870–1875 1870–1873
 1873–1875

References

-33.6667°N 138.9333°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007 . Parliament of South Australia . 22 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190311113513/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf . 11 March 2019 . dead .