Young was an
electoral district
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for the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
New South Wales
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, named after and including the town of
Young
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.
It elected two members between 1880 and 1894 and one member from 1894 to 1904, when it was replaced by
Burrangong. The sitting member
George Burgess () successfully contested Burrangong. In 1920, with the introduction of
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
, Burrangong was absorbed by the three member
district of Cootamundra. Proportional representation was abandoned in 1927 and Young was recreated. It was abolished in 1981 and the district was split with Young being absorbed by
Burrinjuck while the towns of
Cowra
Cowra is a small town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre and the council seat for the Cowra Shire, with a population of 9,863.
Cowra is located approximately above sea level, on the ...
and
Forbes
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were absorbed by a re-created
Lachlan.
Members for Young
Election results
References
Former electoral districts of New South Wales
Constituencies established in 1880
1880 establishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1894
1894 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1927
1927 establishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1981
1981 disestablishments in Australia
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