Electoral district of King and Georgiana

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King and Georgiana was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, named after King and Georgiana counties, including Yass and Taralga. Its only member was Peter Faucett. It was largely replaced by the electoral district of Yass Plains in 1859. [1]

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Members for King and Georgiana

MemberPartyTerm
  Peter Faucett [2] None1856–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: King and Georgiana [3]
CandidateVotes%
Peter Faucett (elected)19971.6
Isaac Shepherd 7928.4
Total formal votes278100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 27843.9
Polling was conducted on 7 April 1856. James Chisholm, the member of the Legislative Council for Counties of King and Georgiana, did not contest the election.

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: King and Georgiana
8 February [4]
CandidateVotes%
Peter Faucett (re-elected)unopposed 

References

  1. An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "Mr Peter Faucett (1813–1894)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "1856 King and Georgiana". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. Green, Antony. "1858 King and Georgiana". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.