Electoral results for the district of Cumberland (North Riding)

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Cumberland North Riding, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1856 and abolished in 1859. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
1856   John Darvall None  James Pye None
June 1856 by
October 1856 by
1857 by   Thomas Smith None
1858   Henry Parkes None
1858 by   John Plunkett None

Election results

1858 by-election

1858 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election
Monday 13 September [4]
CandidateVotes%
John Plunkett (elected)unopposed 
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Henry Parkes due to financial difficulties with his newspaper The Empire. [4]

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Cumberland (North Riding)
28 January [5]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Smith (re-elected 1)71636.6
Henry Parkes (elected 2)63332.4
Richard Hill 60631.0
Total formal votes1,955100.0
Informal votes00
Turnout 1,95543.8
The sitting member James Pye unsuccessfully contested Parramatta.

1857 by-election

1857 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election
Friday 11 December [6]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Smith (elected)39457.4
Henry Parkes 29242.6
Total formal votes686100.0
Informal votes00
Turnout 68630.8
The by-election was caused by the resignation of John Darvall in November 1857. [6]

October 1856 by-election

1856 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election
Thursday 16 October [7]
CandidateVotes%
John Darvall (elected)56068.0
James Byrnes 26432.0
Total formal votes824100.0
Informal votes00
Turnout 82442.9
The by-election was caused by the appointment of John Darvall as Solicitor General in the Parker ministry. [7]

June 1856 by-election

1856 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election
Thursday 19 June [8]
CandidateVotes%
John Darvall (elected)48368.8
Patrick Hogan21931.2
Total formal votes702100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 70236.6
The by-election was caused by the appointment of John Darvall as Solicitor General in the Donaldson ministry. [8]

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Cumberland (North Riding) [9]
CandidateVotes%
John Darvall (elected 1)44228.7
James Pye (elected 2)40126.1
William Sherwin37624.4
Patrick Hogan31920.7
Robert Fitzgerald 10.06
Total formal votes1,539100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 84945.7
Polling was conducted on 4 April 1856. Both Darvall and Fitzgerald represented the County of Cumberland in the old Legislative Council.

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