Former legislative council electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
Australian electorate
The Electoral district of Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh and from 1851, Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh , was an electorate of the partially elected
New South Wales Legislative Council , created for the first elections for the Council in 1843.
[1] The electoral district included the north western counties of
Hunter ,
Brisbane ,
Bligh .
[1] Polling took place in the towns of
Jerrys Plains , nearby
Merton ,
Muswellbrook ,
Scone , as far north as
Murrurundi , Watson's on the
Macdonald River ,
Cassilis and as far west as
Montefiores . With the expansion of the Council in 1851
Phillip , the other north west county, was added to the district, replacing Hunter which was combined with the lower Hunter
county of Northumberland as
Counties of Northumberland and Hunter .
[2]
In 1856 the
unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected
Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly
Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh .
Members
Election results
1843
1848
1851
1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September: Counties of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh
[8]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Dumaresq
41
52.56
Robert Campbell
37
47.44
Total votes
78
100
References
Elections Members Towns Counties Pastoral districts Victoria Queensland