Electoral district of Stanley Boroughs

Stanley Boroughs
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Stanley Boroughs; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
State	New South Wales
Created	1856
Abolished	1859
Namesake	County of Stanley

Last updated April 13, 2025

Stanley Boroughs was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 election, named after the County of Stanley (part of Queensland after 1859) and including the towns of North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and Ipswich. The surrounding rural parts of the County of Stanley were in Stanley County. It was abolished in 1859 and replaced with Brisbane and Ipswich.

Members for Stanley Boroughs

Member		Party	Period	Member		Party	Period
	John Richardson ^[1]	None	1856–1859		Thomas Holt ^[2]	None	1856–1857
	John Richardson ^[1]	None	1856–1859		Benjamin Cribb ^[3]	None	1858–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Stanley Boroughs ^[4]
Candidate	Votes	%
Thomas Holt (elected 1)	320	32.6
John Richardson (elected 2)	316	32.2
Arthur Macalister	179	18.2
Frederick Forbes	167	17.0
Total formal votes	983	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	627	50.4

Polling was conducted on 7 April 1856. Richardson had represented this district in the old Legislative Council.

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Stanley Boroughs
1 February 1858 ^[5]
Candidate	Votes	%
Benjamin Cribb (elected 1)	492	43.7
John Richardson (re-elected 2)	481	42.7
Edward Browne	153	13.6
Total formal votes	1,126	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	1,126	37.3

The sitting member Thomas Holt unsuccessfully contested Cumberland (South Riding).

References

↑ "Mr John Richardson (1810-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2019.
↑ "Mr Thomas Holt (1811-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 June 2019.
↑ "Mr Benjamin Cribb (1807-1874)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
↑ Green, Antony. "1856 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
↑ Green, Antony. "1858 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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[John_Richardson_NSW_parl-1] "Mr John Richardson (1810-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[Thomas_Holt_NSW_parl-2] "Mr Thomas Holt (1811-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 June 2019.

[Benjamin_Cribb_NSW_Parl-3] "Mr Benjamin Cribb (1807-1874)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[4] Green, Antony. "1856 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.

[5] Green, Antony. "1858 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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