Bowral was an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the

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, one of 76 new districts created with the abolition of multi-member electorates in 1894. Bowral was named after and included the town of

Bowral Bowral () is the largest town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, about ninety minutes southwest of Sydney. It is the main business and entertainment precinct of the Wingecarribee Shire and Highlands. Bowral once served ...

and comprised part of the district of Camden. The district was abolished in 1904 as a result of the

1903 New South Wales referendum A referendum concerning the reduction of the members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was put to voters on 16 December 1903, in conjunction with the 1903 federal election. The referendum was conducted on the basis of optional preferen ...

, which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90. Bowral was largely replaced by the new district of

Wollondilly Wollondilly Shire is a periurban local government area adjacent to the south-western fringe of Sydney, parts of which fall into the Macarthur, Blue Mountains and Central Tablelands regions in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wollon ...

, along with parts of Argyle, Camden and

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Members for Bowral

Election results

References

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