The 1859 New South Wales colonial election was for 80 members representing 67 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 9 multi-member districts returning 22 members and 58 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 15 districts were uncontested. [1]
The electoral districts and boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW), [2] The changes included an increase in the number of members from 54 to 80 and an increase in the number of districts from 54 to 67, with 62 new districts and only five of the former districts remained. [lower-alpha 2] The 62 new districts were based on the established Police districts. [3] The new districts included three districts for people with a mining or business licence in the goldfields, Goldfields North, Goldfields South and Goldfields West, which did not have a residential or property qualification. The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,394 ranging from The Paterson (536) to The Lachlan (3,592). [4]
Queensland separated from NSW in December 1859 and the 10 members elected for the 9 Queensland seats ceased to sit. [lower-alpha 3]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Terence Murray (re-elected) | 389 | 74.5 | |
Richard Driver | 133 | 25.5 | |
Total formal votes | 389 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 522 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 522 | 39.6 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Augustus Morris (elected) | 119 | 81.5 | |
William Brodribb | 27 | 18.5 | |
Total formal votes | 146 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 146 | 37.4 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Clements (elected) | 348 | 55.6 | |
Henry Rotton (defeated) | 278 | 44.4 | |
Total formal votes | 626 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 626 | 68.9 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Lord (re-elected) | 116 | 95.9 | |
Christopher McRae | 5 | 4.1 | |
Total formal votes | 121 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 181 | 18.7 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Frederick Cooper (elected) | 223 | 67.2 | |
Merion Moriarty | 47 | 14.2 | |
George Simpson | 37 | 11.1 | |
Stephen Richardson | 25 | 7.5 | |
Total formal votes | 332 | 94.3 | |
Informal votes | 20 | 5.7 | |
Turnout | 352 | 69.0 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Richardson (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Gilbert Eliott (elected) | 191 | 72.1 | |
George Howard | 74 | 27.9 | |
Total formal votes | 265 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 265 | 40.1 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Wild (re-elected 1) | 674 | 40.7 | |
Henry Oxley (elected 2) | 511 | 30.8 | |
John Morrice | 473 | 28.5 | |
Total formal votes | 1,658 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,064 | 61.3 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Flood (re-elected 1) | 619 | 25.3 | |
Samuel Lyons (elected 2) | 538 | 22.0 | |
John Lucas | 497 | 20.3 | |
Samuel Terry | 352 | 14.4 | |
William Windeyer | 329 | 13.5 | |
Maurice Reynolds | 112 | 4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 2,447 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,560 | 51.5 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Watt (elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Clark Irving (elected) | 228 | 45.5 | |
Alexander MacKellar | 152 | 30.3 | |
Edward Ryan | 121 | 24.2 | |
Total formal votes | 501 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 501 | 53.4 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Atkinson (elected 1) | 389 | 35.1 | |
John Laycock (elected 2) | 358 | 32.3 | |
John Lackey | 343 | 30.9 | |
John Beit | 20 | 1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,110 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,110 | 32.8 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Douglas (elected 1) | 383 | 33.7 | |
William Handcock (elected 2) | 377 | 33.2 | |
John McLean | 375 | 33.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,135 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,135 | 35.7 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Cummings (elected 1) | 415 | 28.1 | |
William Suttor (re-elected 2) | 394 | 26.7 | |
Charles McPhillamy | 370 | 25.1 | |
Charles Whalan | 298 | 20.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,477 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,477 | 55.9 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Chambers (elected) | 210 | 61.6 | |
James Dickson (defeated) | 131 | 38.4 | |
Total formal votes | 341 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 341 | 61.2 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Cribb (elected) | 178 | 60.8 | |
William Tooth | 115 | 39.3 | |
Total formal votes | 115 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 293 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 293 | 46.5 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) | 2,064 | 20.0 | |
John Black (elected 2) | 1,682 | 16.3 | |
Henry Parkes (elected 3) | 1,654 | 16.0 | |
James Martin (re-elected 4) | 1,349 | 13.1 | |
Charles Kemp | 1,317 | 12.7 | |
Richard Driver | 1,201 | 11.6 | |
William Allen | 569 | 5.5 | |
William Wentworth | 300 | 2.9 | |
William Benbow | 205 | 2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 10,341 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,436 | 45.4 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Daniel Egan (elected) | 337 | 55.6 | |
Henry Clarke | 269 | 44.4 | |
Total formal votes | 606 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 605 | 78.7 | |
Daniel Egan was defeated as the sitting member for Monara.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Campbell (re-elected) | 475 | 52.8 | |
Ewen Cameron | 424 | 47.2 | |
Total formal votes | 899 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 899 | 56.8 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Hoskins (elected) | 122 | 56.2 | |
James Macnamara | 90 | 41.5 | |
Edward Hargraves | 5 | 2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 217 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 222 | 9.3 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Bowie Wilson (elected) | 374 | 73.9 | |
John Egan | 132 | 26.1 | |
Total formal votes | 506 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 506 | N/A | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Wisdom (elected) | show of hands | ||
William Redman |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Roberts (elected) | 198 | 57.9 | |
Richard Driver | 144 | 42.1 | |
Total formal votes | 342 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 342 | 68.3 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Jenkins (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Rotton (elected) | 281 | 57.8 | |
Ryan Brenan | 205 | 42.2 | |
Total formal votes | 486 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 486 | 59.5 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Flett (elected) | 321 | 40.8 | |
J Andrews | 278 | 35.4 | |
Frederick Panton | 186 | 23.7 | |
James McCarthy | 1 | 0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 786 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 786 | 56.3 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Piddington (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
John Darvall (elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Morris Asher (elected) | 175 | 41.4 | |
Thomas Mate | 172 | 40.7 | |
J Badham | 73 | 17.3 | |
Eugene Owen | 3 | 0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 423 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 423 | 45.7 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Jones (re-elected) | 431 | 60.7 | |
Daniel Deniehy | 279 | 39.3 | |
Total formal votes | 710 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 710 | 58.1 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Hargrave (re-elected) | 629 | 61.4 | |
Francis McCabe | 396 | 38.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,025 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,025 | 77.9 | |
John Hargrave was a member for East Camden.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Arthur Macalister (elected) | 236 | 51.1 | |
Benjamin Cribb (defeated) | 226 | 48.9 | |
Total formal votes | 462 | 98.7 | |
Informal votes | 6 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 468 | 55.7 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Gray (elected) | 482 | 70.4 | |
George Grey | 201 | 29.3 | |
Francis Carberry | 2 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 685 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 735 | 65.6 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Ryan (elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Walsh (elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Andrew Loder (elected) | 380 | 71.6 | |
Francis Rusden | 151 | 28.4 | |
Total formal votes | 531 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 534 | 45.3 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Windeyer (elected) | 316 | 72.6 | |
James Williamson | 119 | 27.4 | |
Total formal votes | 435 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 435 | 64.1 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Alexander Hamilton (elected) | 311 | 72.5 | |
Daniel Egan (defeated) | 118 | 27.5 | |
Total formal votes | 429 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 429 | 45.7 | |
Daniel Egan was elected for Eden.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Close (elected) | 280 | 54.8 | |
Samuel Gordon | 231 | 45.2 | |
Total formal votes | 231 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 511 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 511 | 68.2 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Lyttleton Bayley (elected) | 524 | 68.8 | |
Robert Lowe | 238 | 31.2 | |
Total formal votes | 762 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 762 | 37.8 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Hay (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Macleay (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Hurley (elected) | 311 | 61.0 | |
John Oxley | 199 | 39.0 | |
Total formal votes | 510 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 510 | 73.0 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Jamison (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Hart (re-elected) | 313 | 49.8 | |
Thomas Rusden | 311 | 49.5 | |
James Eames | 4 | 0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 628 | 99.8 | |
Informal votes | 2 | 0.2 | |
Turnout | 630 | 56.0 | |
Four people were charged with impersonating electors and a petition was lodged against the election. [50] The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count. [51]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Hart (re-elected) | 310 | 50.1 | |
Thomas Rusden | 307 | 49.6 | |
John Eames | 2 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 619 | 99.6 | |
Informal votes | 5 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 624 | 55.5 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Arthur Hodgson (re-elected) | 309 | 51.8 | |
James Hannell | 288 | 48.2 | |
Total formal votes | 597 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 597 | 68.9 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Alexander McArthur (elected) | 354 | 37.5 | |
Stephen Brown | 222 | 23.5 | |
Edward Hill | 219 | 23.2 | |
Thomas Holt | 149 | 15.8 | |
Total formal votes | 944 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 944 | 63.3 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Alexander Scott (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Saul Samuel (elected) | 162 | 62.6 | |
John Suttor | 97 | 37.5 | |
Total formal votes | 97 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 259 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 259 | 62.0 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Daniel Cooper (re-elected) | 528 | 52.0 | |
William Windeyer | 487 | 48.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,015 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,015 | 58.4 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Byrnes (re-elected 1) | 380 | 37.7 | |
George Oakes (re-elected 2) | 352 | 34.9 | |
Arthur Holroyd | 277 | 27.5 | |
Total formal votes | 1,009 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 690 | 57.1 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Arnold (re-elected) | 159 | 70.4 | |
Henry Dangar | 62 | 27.4 | |
William Bucknell | 5 | 2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 226 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 223 | 54.3 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Russell (elected) | 264 | 57.4 | |
James Dickson | 196 | 42.6 | |
Total formal votes | 460 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 460 | 53.3 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Forster (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Garrett (elected) | 281 | 41.6 | |
Charles Blakeney | 222 | 32.8 | |
Alexander Campbell | 156 | 23.1 | |
George Alley | 17 | 2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 676 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 676 | 73.8 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Sayers (elected) | 389 | 47.3 | |
Isaac Shepherd | 319 | 38.8 | |
James Farnell | 115 | 14.0 | |
Total formal votes | 823 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 823 | 55.8 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Randolph Nott (elected) | 99 | 55.3 | |
Robert Meston | 80 | 44.7 | |
Total formal votes | 179 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 179 | 32.8 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Lang (elected) | 259 | 53.3 | |
John Egan | 178 | 36.6 | |
James Garland | 49 | 10.1 | |
Total formal votes | 486 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 486 | 62.5 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Robertson (re-elected) | 356 | 73.6 | |
Thomas Dangar | 112 | 23.1 | |
Daniel Deniehy | 16 | 3.3 | |
Total formal votes | 484 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 484 | 47.1 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Nicolas Hyeronimus (elected) | 100 | 52.9 | |
Arthur Holroyd | 89 | 47.1 | |
Total formal votes | 189 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 189 | 29.2 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John McPhillamy (elected) | 264 | 83.0 | |
Thomas Hawkins | 54 | 17.0 | |
Total formal votes | 318 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 318 | 60.9 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Elias Weekes (re-elected) | unopposed |
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 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lang (elected 1) | 2,148 | 19.7 | |
James Pemell (elected 2) | 1,957 | 17.9 | |
Thomas Broughton (elected 3) | 1,799 | 16.5 | |
John Plunkett (re-elected 4) | 1,744 | 16.0 | |
Robert Stewart | 1,668 | 15.3 | |
Daniel Deniehy (defeated) | 1,450 | 13.3 | |
Thomas Duigan | 143 | 1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 10,909 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,661 | 57.0 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Stephen Dark (elected) | 324 | 58.4 | |
Samuel Gordon (defeated) | 231 | 41.6 | |
Total formal votes | 555 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 555 | 64.8 | |
Samuel Gordon was the member for the abolished district of Durham.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Dalley (re-elected) | 276 | 66.2 | |
Robert Ross | 141 | 33.8 | |
Total formal votes | 417 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 417 | 66.6 | |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Cape (elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Laidlaw (elected) | unopposed |
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