Electoral district of Braidwood

Braidwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales,^[1][2][3] one of 62 new districts created established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW),^[4] in the 1858 redistribution.^[5] Braidwood was named after and included the town of Braidwood. It replaced parts of the districts of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the Southern Boroughs. In 1904 it was largely absorbed into the district of Queanbeyan. The balance of the district went to the new district of The Clyde.^[6]

Members for Braidwood

Member		Party	Period
	Frederick Cooper	None	1859–1860
	Merion Moriarty	None	1860–1864
	Henry Milford	None	1864–1864
	Joshua Josephson	None	1864–1869
	Michael Kelly	None	1869–1870
	Edward Greville	None	1870–1880
	Alexander Ryrie	None	1880–1887
		Protectionist	1887–1891
	Austin Chapman	Protectionist	1891–1901
	Albert Chapman	Progressive	1901–1904

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Braidwood

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Braidwood.[edit]

1901 New South Wales state election: Braidwood ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Albert Chapman	640	43.2	−29.9
	Independent Liberal	Richard Higgins	483	32.6
	Independent Liberal	Patrick O'Brien	223	15.0
	Independent Liberal	Frederick Gordon	70	4.7
	Independent Liberal	Ebenezer Henry	46	3.1
	Independent Liberal	Alexander Fraser	15	1.0
	Independent	Walter Horberry	3	0.2
	Independent	Bartholomew O'Sullivan	2	0.1
	Ind. Progressive	John Kenny	1	0.07
Total formal votes			1,483	95.6	−3.5
Informal votes			69	4.5	+3.5
Turnout			1,552	71.1	+18.7
	Progressive hold