Electoral district of County of Cumberland

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County of Cumberland
New South WalesLegislative Council
County of Cumberland 1840s.jpg
County of Cumberland in the 1840s
State New South Wales
Created1843
Abolished1856
Namesake Cumberland County
Coordinates 33°50′S150°30′E / 33.833°S 150.500°E / -33.833; 150.500

The Electoral district of County of Cumberland was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. [1]

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It was created by the 1843 Electoral Districts Act and returned two members. [1] 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 electorates of Cumberland (South Riding) and Cumberland (North Riding).

Members

Member 1TermMember 2Term
Charles Cowper [2] Jul 1843 – Feb 1850 William Lawson [3] Jul 1843 – Jun 1848
Nelson Lawson [4] Aug 1848 – Feb 1849
James Byrnes [5] Mar 1850 – Jun 1851 Robert Fitzgerald [6] Mar 1849 – Feb 1856
John Darvall [7] Sep 1851 – Feb 1856

Election results

1843

Two members to be elected

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 3 July:
County of Cumberland [8]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Cowper 50429.18
William Lawson 38322.18
James Macarthur 37221.54
Bob Nichols 33419.34
Ryan Brenan 1347.76
Total votes1,727 100.00

1848

1848 New South Wales colonial election, 2 August:
County of Cumberland [9]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Cowper (elected 1)63738
Nelson Lawson (elected 2)55633
Henry Gilbert Smith 49029
Total votes1,683 100

1849

Nelson Lawson died in February 1849. [4]

County of Cumberland by-election
28 March 1849 [10]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Fitzgerald 54473.31
Archibald Michie 28721.69
Total votes438 100.00

1850

Charles Cowper resigned in February 1850.

County of Cumberland by-election
13 March 1850 [11]
CandidateVotes%
James Byrnes 34373.31
Henry Douglass 9521.69
Total votes438 100.00

1851

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September:
County of Cumberland [12]
CandidateVotes%
John Darvall 30627.39
Robert Fitzgerald 29726.59
Charles Cowper 29526.41
James Byrnes 21919.61
Total votes1,117 100.00

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