Electoral district of West Moreton (New South Wales)

West Moreton
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
West Moreton; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
State	New South Wales
Created	July 1859
Abolished	December 1859

Last updated April 13, 2025

West Moreton was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created for the July 1859 election, partly replacing Stanley County in the Moreton Bay region around Brisbane.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was abolished in December 1859 with the establishment of Queensland as a separate colony.

Members for West Moreton

Member		Party	Term
	Henry Mort	None	1859–1859

Election results

1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: West Moreton
Tuesday 21 June ^[4]
Candidate	Votes	%
Henry Mort (elected)	245	70.4
Henry Challinor	103	29.6
Total formal votes	245	100.0
Informal votes	348	0.0
Turnout	348	49.0

References

↑ An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 October 2020.
↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 October 2020.
↑ Green, Antony. "1859 West Moreton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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[1858Act-1] An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[2] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[3] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[Results_of_the_1859_New_South_Wales_colonial_election_Green_1859_West_Moreton-4] Green, Antony. "1859 West Moreton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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Electoral district of West Moreton (New South Wales)

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Members for West Moreton

Election results

1859

References