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Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in December 1860
New South Wales colonial election, 6 December 1860 – 24 December 1860
[1] Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
91,410
Votes cast
46,308
Turnout
42.91
[a]
–9.63
Informal votes
48
Informal
0.17
+0.09
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Total
46,308
72
The
1860 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60
electoral districts . The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or
first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 15 districts were uncontested.
[1]
There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification,
Goldfields North (650),
Goldfields South (3,720) and
Goldfields West (8,400). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,394 ranging from
The Paterson (536) to
The Lachlan (3,592).
[2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).
[3]
[4]
Election results Argyle Balranald Bathurst The Bogan Braidwood Camden Canterbury
William Roberts was the sitting member for
Goulburn .
Carcoar Central Cumberland
James Farnell was the member for
St Leonards and had already unsuccessfully contested
Goldfields West .
The Clarence East Macquarie East Maitland East Sydney Eden The Glebe Goldfields North Goldfields South Goldfields West
James Farnell was the member for
St Leonards and also unsuccessfully contested
Central Cumberland .
Goulburn The sitting member was
William Roberts who unsuccessfully contested
Canterbury .
The Gwydir Hartley The Hastings The Hawkesbury The Hume The Hunter Illawarra Kiama The Lachlan Liverpool Plains The Lower Hunter Monara Morpeth Mudgee The Murray The Murrumbidgee Narellan The Nepean New England Newcastle Newtown Northumberland Orange Paddington Parramatta The Paterson Patrick's Plains Queanbeyan Shoalhaven St Leonards The sitting member
James Farnell unsuccessfully contested
Goldfields West and then
Central Cumberland .
Tenterfield The Tumut The Upper Hunter Wellington West Macquarie West Maitland West Sydney The Williams Windsor Wollombi Yass Plains See also Notes
^ There were 17 uncontested districts and turnout is based on the roll of 66,581 for the contested districts.
[1]
^ Newspaper reports contained incomplete counts of 97 votes,
[9] while the 1860 statistical register records 209 people voting.
[8]
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