Electoral district of Brisbane (New South Wales)

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Brisbane
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
State New South Wales
CreatedJuly 1859
AbolishedDecember 1859
Namesake Brisbane

Brisbane was an electoral district located in the colony of New South Wales, Australia, and was part of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. The district created for the July 1859 election, partly replacing Stanley Boroughs and including the settlement of Brisbane. It was abolished in December 1859 due to the separation of Queensland. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Brisbane

MemberPartyPeriod
  John Richardson NoneJuly - December 1859

Election results

Elections in the 1850s

1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Brisbane
Saturday 11 June [1]
CandidateVotes%
John Richardson (re-elected)unopposed

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1859 Brisbane". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. "Mr John Richardson (1810-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2019.