The Burra and Clare was an
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
of the
House of Assembly
House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level.
Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible g ...
in the Australian state of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
from 1857 to 1862.
''The Burra and Clare'' was also the name of an electoral district of the unicameral
South Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the South Australian House of Assembly, H ...
from 1851 until its abolition in 1857,
George Strickland Kingston
Sir George Strickland Kingston (23 August 1807 – 26 November 1880) was the Deputy Surveyor to William Light, engaged to survey the new colony of South Australia. He arrived in South Australia on the in 1836. Kingston was also the first Spea ...
being the member.
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In November 1862 ''The Burra and Clare'' was an abolished and superseded by the ]Electoral district of The Burra
The Burra was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1862 to 1875.
''The Burra'' was also the name of an electoral district of the unicameral South Australian Legislative Council from 185 ...
, John Bentham Neales
John Bentham Neales (13 June 1806 – 31 July 1873), frequently referred to as "J. Bentham Neales" or "Bentham Neales", was a businessman and politician in the early days of South Australia, by some regarded as the "Father of Mining in South Aust ...
and George William Cole
George William Cole (15 January 1823 – 4 December 1893) was a politician in the colony of South Australia.
History
Cole was born in Lindfield, Sussex, the eldest son of George Cole (2 May 1792 – 20 November 1853) and Sarah Cole, née Cooper ...
being the last members for the old district and the first members for the new.[
The town of Burra is currently located in the safe Liberal seat of ]Stuart
Stuart may refer to:
People
*Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name)
* Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan
*House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England
Places Australia Generally
*Stuart Highway, ...
while the town of Clare Clare may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land
Australia
* Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley
* Clare Valley, South Australia
Canada
* Clare (electoral district), an electoral district
* Cl ...
is currently located in the independent seat of Frome
Frome ( ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, on uneven high ground at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills and on the River Frome, south of Bath. The population of the parish was 28,559 in 2021.
Frome was one of the largest tow ...
.
Members
References
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Former electoral districts of South Australia
1857 establishments in Australia
1862 disestablishments in Australia