Electoral district of Burra

For the earlier district of 1857 to 1875, see Electoral district of The Burra. For the later district of 1902 to 1938, see Electoral district of Burra Burra.

Burra
South Australia—House of Assembly
StateSouth Australia
Created1875
Abolished1970
NamesakeBurra, South Australia
DemographicRural

Burra was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1875 to 1902, and again from 1938 to 1970.[1]

After a boundary redistribution in 1902, it was replaced by Electoral district of Burra Burra.[2] When it was recreated in 1938, the polling booths were: Aberdeen (later north Burra), Andrews, Belalie North, Black Springs, Booborowie, Bright, Canowie Belt, Emu Downs, Farrell's Flat, Hallett, Hanson, Jamestown, Kooringa, Leighton, Mannanarie, Mongolata Goldfields, Mount Bryan, Mount Bryan East, Spalding, Washpool, Willalo, World's End.[3]

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

  1. ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Hon William Rounsevell". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ "ASSEMBLY POLLING PLACES". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. SA: National Library of Australia. 11 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 24 July 2015.