Electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh

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Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. [1] It included Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh counties, including Scone, Murrurundi, Dunedoo and Mudgee. It was replaced by Upper Hunter and Mudgee. [2]

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Members for Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh

MemberPartyTerm
  John Robertson [3] None1856–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh [4]
CandidateVotes%
John Robertson (elected)16974.1
Joseph Docker 5925.9
Total formal votes228100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 22853.3
Polling was conducted on 11 April 1856. William Dumaresq, the sitting Legislative Councillor for Counties of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh, did not contest the election.

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh
11 February [5]
CandidateVotes%
John Robertson (re-elected)unopposed 

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW)". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1856 Phillip Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. Green, Antony. "1858 Phillip Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.