From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1851
The
1851 New South Wales colonial election , was held between 12 and 25 September. It involved a re-distribution of electorates as a result of the
separation of Victoria , which had 6 seats in the previous council, and the expansion of the council from 24 elected members to 36 elected members representing 31 electorates. The major changes were the addition of 8
pastoral districts and the separate representation for the northern regions of what would later become Queensland. These had previously been a part of the single district of
Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley and from 1851 were covered by the separate districts of
Stanley ,
Stanley Boroughs and the
pastoral districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa . The other 8 additional seats were distributed among the
nineteen counties of New South Wales .
In 14 out of 31 districts the candidate was elected unopposed, including all eight pastoral districts, which were seen as representing the interests of
squatters .
[1]
In 1856 the
unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected
Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council.
There would not be another general election for the Legislative Council until
1978 .
Results by district
Argyle
Bathurst
Eastern Camden
Western Camden
1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September:
Western Camden
[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Macarthur
189
70.52
Dr William Sherwin
79
29.48
Total votes
268
100
Voter turnout
66.83%
Clarence and Darling Downs
Cook and Westmoreland
Cumberland
Two members to be elected
Cumberland Boroughs
Durham
Two members to be elected
Gloucester and Macquarie
King and Georgiana
Lachlan and Lower Darling
Liverpool Plains and Gwydir
Maneroo
Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa
Murray and St Vincent
Murrumbidgee
New England and Macleay
North Eastern Boroughs
Northumberland and Hunter
Two members to be elected
Northumberland Boroughs
Parramatta
Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh
Roxburgh and Wellington
Southern Boroughs
Stanley Boroughs
Stanley
City of Sydney
Three members to be elected
Sydney Hamlets
Wellington and Bligh
Western Boroughs
References
Elections Members Towns Counties Pastoral districts Victoria Queensland