Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding)

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Cumberland (South Riding) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the rural part of Cumberland County, which includes Sydney. It included all of the county south of Parramatta Road and the Great Western Highway, except for the urban electorates of Sydney (City), Sydney Hamlets, Parramatta and Cumberland Boroughs, which included Liverpool and Campbelltown. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members for Cumberland (South Riding)

MemberPartyPeriodMemberPartyPeriod
  William Manning   [5] None1856–1857  Elias Weekes   [6] None1856–1856
  Ryan Brenan   [7] None1856–1856
   Stuart Donaldson   [8] None1856–1859
  James Byrnes   [9] None1857–1858
  Edward Flood   [10] None1858–1859

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Cumberland (South Riding).[ edit ]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Cumberland (South Riding)
30 January  [11]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Flood (re-elected 1)1,27142.3
Stuart Donaldson (re-elected 2)95531.8
Thomas Holt (defeated)77825.9
George Smith00.0
Total formal votes3,004100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 3,00441.3
The other sitting member James Byrnes successfully contested Parramatta. Edward Flood was a sitting member for North Eastern Boroughs. Thomas Holt was the sitting member for Stanley Boroughs. There was some debate as to whether George Smith had received no votes, with Stuart Donaldson stating that he had seen one vote while Edward Flood said he had seen several. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "An Act to amend the Electoral Law". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2019– via Australasian Legal Information Institute.
  2. ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cumberland (South Riding)". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sir William Montagu Manning (1811-1895)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Mr Elias Weekes (1809–1881)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mr John Brenan (1798-1868)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1812-1867)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Mr James Byrnes (1806-1886)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Mr Edward Flood (1805–1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1858 Cumberland South Riding". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "South Riding of Cumberland election". The Sydney Morning Herald . 3 February 1858. p. 8. Retrieved 12 June 2019– via Trove.
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