Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election

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The 1851 New South Wales colonial election, was held between 12 and 25 September. It involved a re-distribution of electorates as a result of the separation of Victoria, which had 6 seats in the previous council, and the expansion of the council from 24 elected members to 36 elected members representing 31 electorates. The major changes were the addition of 8 pastoral districts and the separate representation for the northern regions of what would later become Queensland. These had previously been a part of the single district of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley and from 1851 were covered by the separate districts of Stanley, Stanley Boroughs and the pastoral districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa. The other 8 additional seats were distributed among the nineteen counties of New South Wales.

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In 14 out of 31 districts the candidate was elected unopposed, including all eight pastoral districts, which were seen as representing the interests of squatters. [1]

In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council.

There would not be another general election for the Legislative Council until 1978.

Results by district

Argyle

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 18 September:
County of Argyle   [2]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Nicholson unopposed 

Bathurst

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 19 September:
County of Bathurst   [3]
CandidateVotes%
James Bligh 7558.59
Francis Lord 5341.41
Total votes128 100.00

Eastern Camden

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September:
Eastern Camden   [4]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Osborne 30862.60
James Wilshire 18437.40
Total votes492 100

Western Camden

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September:
Western Camden   [5]
CandidateVotes%
James Macarthur 18970.52
Dr William Sherwin7929.48
Total votes268 100
Voter turnout66.83%

Clarence and Darling Downs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September:
Pastoral Districts of Clarence and Darling Downs   [6]
CandidateVotes%
George Leslie unopposed 

Cook and Westmoreland

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September:
Counties of Cook and Westmoreland   [7] [8]
CandidateVotes%
James Martin 9457.32
Alexander Longmore7042.68
Total votes164 100

Cumberland

Two members to be elected

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September:
County of Cumberland   [9]
CandidateVotes%
John Darvall 30627.39
Robert Fitzgerald 29726.59
Charles Cowper 29526.41
James Byrnes 21919.61
Total votes1,117 100.00

Cumberland Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September: Cumberland Boroughs   [10]
CandidateVotes%
John Holden 12355.9
William Bowman 9744.1
Total votes220 100

Durham

Two members to be elected

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 24 September:
County of Durham   [11]
CandidateVotes%
Stuart Donaldson 23934.94
Charles Cowper 23133.77
Adolphus Young 16924.71
Edward Hunt 456.58
Total votes684 100

Gloucester and Macquarie

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September:
Counties of Gloucester and Macquarie   [12]
CandidateVotes%
Phillip King 12961.72
Joseph Simmons 8038.28
Total votes209 100.00

King and Georgiana

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September:
Counties of King and Georgiana   [13]
CandidateVotes%
James Chisholm unopposed 

Lachlan and Lower Darling

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 26 September:
Pastoral Districts of Lachlan and Lower Darling   [14]
CandidateVotes%
William Macarthur unopposed 

Liverpool Plains and Gwydir

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September:
Pastoral Districts of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir   [15]
CandidateVotes%
Augustus Morris unopposed 

Maneroo

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 25 September:
Pastoral District of Maneroo   [16]
CandidateVotes%
Arthur Jeffreys unopposed 

Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 25 September:
Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa   [17]
CandidateVotes%
Francis Edward Bigge unopposed 

Murray and St Vincent

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September:
Counties of Murray and St Vincent   [18]
CandidateVotes%
Alick Osborne 10356.91
Charles Campbell 7843.09
Total votes181 100.00

Murrumbidgee

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 24 September:
Pastoral District of Murrumbidgee   [19]
CandidateVotes%
George Macleay unopposed 

New England and Macleay

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September:
Pastoral Districts of New England and Macleay   [20]
CandidateVotes%
Matthew Henry Marsh unopposed 

North Eastern Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September:
North Eastern Boroughs   [21]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Flood 4755.95
Charles Kemp 3744.05
Total votes84 100.00

Northumberland and Hunter

Two members to be elected

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September:
Counties of Northumberland and Hunter   [22]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Douglass 25837.23
George Bowman 23533.91
Daniel Egan 20028.86
Total votes693 100.00

Northumberland Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 17 September:
Northumberland Boroughs   [23]
CandidateVotes%
Bob Nichols unopposed 

Parramatta

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September:
Town of Parramatta   [24]
CandidateVotes%
George Oakes 12072.31
Alfred Kennerley 107.69
Total votes130 100.00

Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September:
Counties of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh   [25]
CandidateVotes%
William Dumaresq 4152.56
Robert Campbell 3747.44
Total votes78 100

Roxburgh and Wellington

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 24 September:
Counties of Roxburgh and Wellington   [26]
CandidateVotes%
William Suttor Sr. unopposed 

Southern Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September:
Southern Boroughs   [27]
CandidateVotes%
Terence Murray unopposed 

Stanley Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 12 September:
Stanley Boroughs   [28]
CandidateVotes%
Richard Jones 11452.78
Henry Hughes 10247.22
Total votes216 100.00

Stanley

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 13 September:
County of Stanley   [29]
CandidateVotes%
John Richardson 5765.52
William Wilson3034.48
Total votes87 100.00

City of Sydney

Three members to be elected

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 16 September:
City of Sydney   [30]
CandidateVotes%
John Lang 1,19724.13
William Wentworth 1,00420.24
John Lamb 99820.12
Alexander Longmore 88817.90
Charles Cowper 87317.60
Total votes4,960 100.00

Sydney Hamlets

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September:
Sydney Hamlets   [31]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Smart 25552.04
William Thurlow 14429.39
Joshua Josephson 9118.57
Total votes490 100

Wellington and Bligh

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 25 September:
Pastoral Districts of Wellington and Bligh   [32]
CandidateVotes%
James Bettington unopposed 

Western Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September:
Western Boroughs   [33]
CandidateVotes%
Arthur Holroyd unopposed 

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References

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  2. ↑ "Election for the County of Argyle". The Empire . 19 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2019– via Trove.
  3. ↑ "The County of Bathurst". The Sydney Morning Herald . 24 September 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2019– via Trove.
  4. ↑ "News from the interior". The Sydney Morning Herald . 27 September 1851. p. 5. Retrieved 29 May 2019– via Trove.
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    "Progress of the elections: Cumberland Boroughs". The Sydney Morning Herald . 27 September 1851. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2019– via Trove.
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  13. ↑ "Yass: Election for the Counties of King and Georgiana". The Sydney Morning Herald . 17 September 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2019– via Trove.
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  15. ↑ "United Pastoral Districts of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir". The Sydney Morning Herald . 18 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2019– via Trove.
  16. ↑ "Electoral district of Pastoral District of Maneroo". The Sydney Morning Herald . 19 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2019– via Trove.
  17. ↑ "Election for Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa". Freeman's Journal . 25 September 1851. p. 10. Retrieved 30 May 2019– via Trove.
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  33. ↑ "The Western Boroughs". The Sydney Morning Herald . 23 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2019– via Trove.


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