King and Georgiana was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the

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n state of

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from 1856 to 1859, named after

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

and Georgiana counties, including Yass and

Taralga Taralga is the traditional land of the Gundungurra people. Today it is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Upper Lachlan Shire. It is located at the intersection of the Goulburn-Oberon Road and the Lagga ...

. Its only member was

Peter Faucett Peter Faucett (1813 – 22 May 1894) was an Australian barrister, judge and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1865. He held the position of Solicitor General in the first government of Ja ...

. It was largely replaced by the

electoral district of Yass Plains Yass Plains was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinat ...

in 1859.

Members for King and Georgiana

Election results

1856

1858

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Electoral District of King and Georgiana King and Georgiana Constituencies established in 1856 Constituencies disestablished in 1859 1856 establishments in Australia 1859 disestablishments in Australia