Electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent

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United Counties of Murray and St Vincent was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. [1] It was named after Murray and St Vincent counties, including Canberra and Braidwood, although Braidwood and Queanbeyan were exclaves of the electoral district and formed parts of Southern Boroughs. Coastal St Vincent county (Batemans Bay and the Jervis Bay area) were included in the electoral district of St Vincent. Its only member was William Forster. [2] Murray and St Vincent was replaced by Queanbeyan and Braidwood. [3] [4]

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Members for United Counties of Murray and St Vincent

MemberPartyTerm
  William Forster None1856–1859

Election results

1858 New South Wales colonial election:
United Counties of Murray and St Vincent 5 February [5]
CandidateVotes%
William Forster (re-elected)11561.2
N S Powell7338.8
Total formal votes188100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 18856.8
1856 New South Wales colonial election:
United Counties of Murray and St Vincent [6]
CandidateVotes%
William Forster (elected)unopposed 
Polling was scheduled to be conducted on 5 April 1856. Sitting Legislative Councillor for Counties of Murray and St Vincent, Daniel Cooper contested Sydney Hamlets.

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    References

    1. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 April 2020.
    2. "Mr William Forster (1818–1882)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 April 2019.
    3. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 October 2020.
    4. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 October 2020.
    5. Green, Antony. "1858 United Counties of Murray and St Vincent". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
    6. Green, Antony. "1856 United Counties of Murray and St Vincent". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.