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This is a list of candidates for the 1858 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 13 January to 12 February 1858.
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The Electoral district of Pastoral Districts of New England and Macleay 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. It was a new electorate created in 1851 by the expansion of the Legislative Council to 54, 18 to be appointed and 36 elected. The district is located in the north of the state and covered the Northern Tablelands region of New England and part of the Mid North Coast region, including the area to the north of the Macleay River, but excluding the area south of the Macleay River which was included in the Counties of Gloucester and Macquarie. To the north was the Pastoral Districts of Clarence and Darling Downs and to the west the Pastoral Districts of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir. Polling took place in the towns of Wellingrove, Armidale, Tenterfield, Walcha and Kempsey.
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The 1858 New South Wales colonial election was to return 54 members of Legislative Assembly composed of 34 electoral districts with 18 returning 1 member, 13 returning 2 members, two returning 3 members and one returning 4 members, all with a first past the post system. In multi-member districts, because each voter could cast more than one vote, it is not possible to total the votes to show the number of voters and voter turnout in these districts is estimated. 17 members from 14 districts were returned unopposed. The electoral districts and boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1851 (NSW) for the former Legislative Council.
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References
- ↑ "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Gideon Scott Lang (1819-1880)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Francis Rusden (1811-1887)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ↑ "Dr Richard Lewis Jenkins (1815-1883)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Edward Henry Lloyd (1825-1889)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1856 Liverpool Plains and Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1858 Liverpool Plains and Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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