# Electoral results for the district of Boorowa

Boorowa, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1904.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1880 | Thomas Slattery | None |
| 1882 | Thomas Slattery | None |
| 1885 | Thomas Slattery | None |
| 1887 | Thomas Slattery | Protectionist |
| 1889 | Thomas Slattery | Protectionist |
| 1891 | Thomas Slattery | Protectionist |
| 1894 | Thomas Slattery | Protectionist |
| 1895 by | Kenneth Mackay | Protectionist |
| 1895 | Kenneth Mackay | Protectionist |
| 1898 | Kenneth Mackay | Protectionist |
| 1899 by | Niels Nielsen | Labour |
| 1901 | Niels Nielsen | Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Boorowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Niels Nielsen | 1,128 | 76.2 | +38.4 |
| | Ind. Progressive | Herbert O'Leary | 352 | 23.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,480 | 98.9 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 1.1 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,497 | 65.7 | +4.7 |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1899 by-election

1899 Boorowa by-election Saturday 10 November :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Niels Nielsen (elected) | 539 | 53.0 | +15.2 |
| | Protectionist | George Waddell | 478 | 47.0 | -15.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,017 | 97.8 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 2.2 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,040 | 45.6 | −15.4 |
| | Labour gain from Protectionist | Labour gain from Protectionist | Swing | +15.2 | |

#### 1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Federal | Kenneth Mackay | 783 | 62.2 |
| | Labour | James Toomey | 475 | 37.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,258 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,275 | 61.0 |
| | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Kenneth Mackay | 727 | 55.0 |
| | Labour | James Wilson | 590 | 44.6 |
| | Independent | Robert Horne | 5 | 0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,322 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 26 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,348 | 72.8 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

#### 1895 by-election

1895 Boorowa by-election Thursday 24 January :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | Kenneth Mackay (elected) | 746 | 53.6 | - |
| | Labour | James Toomey | 647 | 46.4 | - |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,393 | 99.2 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.8 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,404 | 76.2 | −3.9 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Slattery | 773 | 53.6 |
| | Labour | James Toomey | 668 | 46.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,441 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476 | 80.1 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

#### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa Wednesday 24 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Slattery (re-elected) | 509 | 66.0 |
| | Free Trade | Albert Middleton | 245 | 31.8 |
| | Protectionist | Malcolm Burns | 17 | 2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 771 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 785 | 63.2 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

### Elections in the 1880s
#### 1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa Tuesday 29 January :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Slattery (elected) | unopposed | | |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa Monday 7 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Slattery (re-elected) | unopposed | | |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa Monday 19 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Slattery (re-elected) | Thomas Slattery (re-elected) | 446 | 75.0 |
| Argyle McCallum | Argyle McCallum | 149 | 25.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 595 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 612 | 55.3 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa Wednesday 13 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Slattery (re-elected) | Thomas Slattery (re-elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa Monday 29 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Slattery (elected) | Thomas Slattery (elected) | 456 | 63.9 |
| Albert Middleton | Albert Middleton | 258 | 36.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 714 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 731 | 52.7 |
| | | (new seat) | (new seat) |