Candidates of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election

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This is a list of candidates for the 1859 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 9 June to 7 July 1859.

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There was no recognisable party structure at this election.

Retiring Members

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted.

Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held. Because of the sequence of polling, some sitting members who were defeated in their constituencies were then able to contest other constituencies later in the polling period. On the second occasion, these members are shown in italic text.

ElectorateSuccessful candidatesUnsuccessful candidates
Thursday 9 June 1859
Bathurst John Clements Henry Rotton
East Sydney John Black
Charles Cowper
James Martin
Henry Parkes
William Allen
William Benbow
Richard Driver
Charles Kemp
William Wentworth
Friday 10 June 1859
Paddington Daniel Cooper William Windeyer
Saturday 11 June 1859
Brisbane John Richardson
Monday 13 June 1859
East Macquarie William Cummings
William Suttor
Charles McPhillamy
Charles Whalan
Tuesday 14 June 1859
Goulburn William Roberts Richard Driver
Ipswich Arthur Macalister Benjamin Cribb
Newcastle Arthur Hodgson James Hannell
West Macquarie John McPhillamy Thomas Hawkins
West Sydney Thomas Broughton
John Lang
James Pemell
John Plunkett
Daniel Deniehy
Thomas Duigan
Robert Stewart
Wednesday 15 June 1859
Glebe John Campbell Ewen Cameron
Illawarra John Hargrave Francis MacCabe
Wellington Nicolas Hyeronimus Arthur Holroyd
Thursday 16 June 1859
Kiama Samuel Gray Francis Carberry
George Grey
Nepean Robert Jamison
Paterson William Arnold William Bucknell
Henry Dangar
Williams Stephen Dark Samuel Gordon
Friday 17 June 1859
Murrumbidgee William Macleay
Newtown Alexander McArthur Stephen Brown
Edward Hill
Thomas Holt
Northumberland Alexander Scott
St Leonards Edward Sayers James Farnell
Isaac Shepherd
Saturday 18 June 1859
Argyle Terence Murray Richard Driver
Canterbury Edward Flood
Samuel Lyons
John Lucas
Maurice Reynolds
Samuel Terry
William Windeyer
East Maitland Joseph Chambers James Dickson
East Moreton Robert Cribb William Tooth
Mudgee Lyttleton Bayley Robert Lowe
Orange Saul Samuel John Suttor
Parramatta James Byrnes
George Oakes
Arthur Holroyd
Monday 20 June 1859
Braidwood Frederick Cooper Merion Moriarty
Stephen Richardson
George Simpson
Wollombi William Cape
Tuesday 21 June 1859
Carcoar William Watt
Clarence Clark Irving Alexander MacKellar
Edward Ryan
Queanbeyan William Forster
Shoalhaven John Garrett George Alley
Charles Blakeney
Alexander Campbell
West Maitland Elias Weekes
West Moreton Henry Mort Henry Challinor
Windsor William Dalley Robert Ross
Thursday 23 June 1859
Central Cumberland James Atkinson
John Laycock
John Beit
John Lackey
Eden Daniel Egan Henry Clarke
Friday 24 June 1859
Lachlan John Ryan
Morpeth Edward Close Samuel Gordon
Tenterfield Randolph Nott Robert Meston
Upper Hunter John Robertson Thomas Dangar
Daniel Deniehy
Yass Plains Thomas Laidlaw
Saturday 25 June 1859
Hartley Henry Rotton Ryan Brenan
Hawkesbury John Darvall
William Piddington
Hunter Richard Jones Daniel Deniehy
Monday 27 June 1859
Narellan John Hurley John Oxley
Tuesday 28 June 1859
Camden Henry Oxley
William Wild
John Morrice
Hume Morris Asher J D Badham
Thomas Mate
Eugene Owen
Wednesday 29 June 1859
Lower Hunter William Windeyer James Williamson
Murray John Hay
Thursday 30 June 1859
Monaro Alexander Hamilton Daniel Egan
New England James Hart James Eames
Thomas Rusden
Patrick's Plains William Russell James Dickson
Tumut George Lang John Egan
James Garland
Friday 1 July 1859
Hastings Henry Flett J Andrews
James McCarthy
Frederick Panton
Tuesday 5 July 1859
Balranald Augustus Morris William Brodribb
Bogan George Lord Christopher McRae
Burnett Gilbert Eliott George Howard
Darling Downs John Douglas
William Handcock
John McLean
Liverpool Plains Andrew Loder Francis Rusden
Wednesday 6 July 1859
Goldfields North James Hoskins Edward Hargraves
James Macnamara
Goldfields South Bowie Wilson John Egan
Goldfields West Robert Wisdom William Redman
Leichhardt William Walsh
Thursday 7 July 1859
Gwydir Richard Jenkins

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