City of Sydney
New South Wales—Legislative Council
StateNew South Wales
Created1843
Abolished1856
NamesakeSydney
Coordinates33°52′S 151°13′E / 33.867°S 151.217°E / -33.867; 151.217

The Electoral district of City of Sydney was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[1]

It was created by the 1843 Electoral Districts Act and initially called the electoral district of Town of Sydney and a first returned two members.[1] With the expansion of the Council in 1851 it elected three members.[2]

In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney City.

Members

Member 1 Term Member 2 Term
William Wentworth [3] June 1843 – April 1854 William Bland[4] June 1843 – June 1848
Robert Lowe [5] July  1848 – November 1849
William Bland [4] December 1849 – June 1850
John Dunmore Lang [6] July  1850 – October 1851 Member 3 Term
Robert Campbell [7] November 1851 – February 1856 John Lamb [8] September 1851 – February 1853
Henry Parkes [9] May 1854 – February 1856 William Thurlow [10] March 1853 – January 1855
James Robert Wilshire [11] January 1855 – February 1856

Election results

1843

Two members to be elected

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 15 June:
Town of Sydney [12]
Candidate Votes %
William Wentworth 1,275 32.10
William Bland 1,261 31.75
Maurice O'Connell Jr. 733 18.45
Robert Cooper 365 9.19
William Hustler 338 8.51
Total votes 3,972 100.00

1848

1848 New South Wales colonial election, 28 July:
City of Sydney [13]
Candidate Votes %
William Wentworth (elected 1) 1,168 29
Robert Lowe (elected 2) 1,012 25
John Lamb 950 24
William Bland 874 22
Total votes 4,004 100

1849 by-election

Robert Lowe resigned in November 1849.[5]

City of Sydney by-election
18 December 1849 [14]
Candidate Votes %
William Bland 599 55.77
Adam Bogue 258 24.02
James Wilshire 217 10.74
Total votes 1,074 100.00
Voter turnout 22.70%

1850 by-election

William Bland resigned in June 1850.[4]

City of Sydney by-election
24 July 1850 [15]
Candidate Votes %
John Lang 970 50.65
John Holden 945 49.35
Total votes 1,915 100.00
Voter turnout 49.08%

1851

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 16 September:
City of Sydney [16]
Candidate Votes %
John Lang 1,197 24.13
William Wentworth 1,004 20.24
John Lamb 998 20.12
Alexander Longmore 888 17.90
Charles Cowper 873 17.60
Total votes 4,960 100.00

1851 by-election

John Lang resigned in November 1851.[6]

City of Sydney by-election
18 November 1851 [17]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Campbell 1,306 70.79
Adolphus Young 539 29.21
Total votes 1,845 100.00

1853 by-election

John Lamb resigned in February 1853.[8]

City of Sydney by-election
10 March 1853 [18]
Candidate Votes %
William Thurlow 1,249 69.43
Henry Parkes 466 25.90
Thomas Holt 84 4.67
Total votes 1,799 100.00

1854 by-election

William Wentworth resigned in April 1854 from the Legislative Council while he went to England to watch over the progress of the Constitution Bill in the British parliament.

City of Sydney by-election
2 May 1854 [19]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parkes 1,427 64.69
Charles Kemp 779 35.31
Total votes 2,206 100.00

1855 by-election

William Thurlow resigned in January 1855.

City of Sydney by-election
18 November 1851 [20]
Candidate Votes %
James Wilshire unopposed  

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council.". Act No. 16 of 23 February 1843 (PDF). Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  2. ^ "An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council.". Act No. 48 of 2 May 1851 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr William Charles Wentworth (1790 - 1872)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Dr William Bland (1789 - 1868)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Robert Lowe (1811 - 1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b "The Reverend John Dunmore Lang, MA, DD (1799 - 1878)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Robert (2) Campbell(1804 - 1859)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
    "The election of Robert Campbell". Empire. 19 November 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2019 – via Trove.
  8. ^ a b "Mr John Lamb (1790 - 1862)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Sir Henry Parkes (1815 - 1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Mr William Edward Thurlow". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Mr James Robert Wilshire (1809 - 1860)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  12. ^ "City election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
  13. ^ "Sydney election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
  14. ^ "City election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 December 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Trove.
  15. ^ "City election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 July 1850. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Trove.
  16. ^ "City election". The Empire. 17 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.
  17. ^ "The election of Robert Campbell". The Empire. 19 November 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.
  18. ^ "City election: declaration of the poll". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 March 1853. p. 4. Retrieved 24 April 2019 – via Trove.
  19. ^ "City election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 May 1854. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2019 – via Trove.
  20. ^ "City of Sydney election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 January 1855. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2019 – via Trove.

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