Cootamundra is an
electoral district
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of the
Legislative Assembly in the
Australia
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n state of
New South Wales
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Cootamundra is a regional electorate encompassing the local government areas of
Bland Shire
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,
Narrandera Shire
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The present Narrandera Shire was formed on 1 January 1960 by an am ...
,
Coolamon Shire
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,
Temora Shire
Temora Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on Burley Griffin Way. The Shire was created on 1 January 1981 via the amalgamation of Narraburra Shire and the Municipality of Temora.
It in ...
,
Junee Shire
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,
Weddin Shire,
Cowra Shire
The Cowra Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway and the Lachlan Way.
The largest town and council seat is Co ...
, part of
Hilltops Council
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and
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council.
History
Cootamundra first existed as an electorate from 1904 to 1941 and elected one member between 1904 and 1920 and between 1927 and 1941. It was created in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the
1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90. It consisted of part of
The Murrumbidgee, and parts of the abolished seats of
Gundagai
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,
Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's la ...
and
Young
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In 1920, with the introduction of
proportional representation
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, it absorbed
Burrangong and
Yass and elected three members. Proportional representation was abandoned in 1927 and
Young
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and
Temora, were separated from it and Cootamundra reverted to being a single member electorate. It was abolished in 1941.
Cootamundra was recreated for the
2015 state election, combining the western part of the abolished district of
Burrinjuck with the eastern part of the abolished district of
Murrumbidgee.
Members for Cootamundra
Election results
References
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1904 establishments in Australia
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1941 disestablishments in Australia
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2015 establishments in Australia