Electoral district of Argyle

Argyle was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1856 to 1904, including Argyle County surrounding Goulburn. The town of Goulburn was in Southern Boroughs from 1856 to 1859 and then Goulburn. The district had previously been represented by the district of County of Argyle in the partially elected Legislative Council.

Argyle
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
1840s map of the County of Argyle
StateNew South Wales
Created1856
Abolished1904
NamesakeArgyle County
Coordinates34°30′S 150°0′E

It elected two members simultaneously between 1880 and 1894, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.

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