County of Cumberland
New South Wales—Legislative Council
County of Cumberland in the 1840s
StateNew South Wales
Created1843
Abolished1856
NamesakeCumberland County
Coordinates33°50′S 150°30′E / 33.833°S 150.500°E / -33.833; 150.500

The Electoral district of County of Cumberland was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor.[1]

It was created by the 1843 Electoral Districts Act and returned two members.[1] 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 electorates of Cumberland (South Riding) and Cumberland (North Riding).

Members

Member 1 Term Member 2 Term
Charles Cowper [2] Jul 1843 – Feb 1850 William Lawson [3] Jul 1843 – Jun 1848
Nelson Lawson [4] Aug 1848 – Feb 1849
James Byrnes [5] Mar 1850 – Jun 1851 Robert Fitzgerald [6] Mar 1849 – Feb 1856
John Darvall [7] Sep 1851 – Feb 1856

Election results

1843

Two members to be elected

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 3 July:
County of Cumberland [8]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper 504 29.18
William Lawson 383 22.18
James Macarthur 372 21.54
Bob Nichols 334 19.34
Ryan Brenan 134 7.76
Total votes 1,727 100.00

1848

1848 New South Wales colonial election, 2 August:
County of Cumberland [9]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper (elected 1) 637 38
Nelson Lawson (elected 2) 556 33
Henry Gilbert Smith 490 29
Total votes 1,683 100

1849

Nelson Lawson died in February 1849.[4]

County of Cumberland by-election
28 March 1849 [10]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Fitzgerald 544 73.31
Archibald Michie 287 21.69
Total votes 438 100.00

1850

Charles Cowper resigned in February 1850.

County of Cumberland by-election
13 March 1850 [11]
Candidate Votes %
James Byrnes 343 73.31
Henry Douglass 95 21.69
Total votes 438 100.00

1851

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September:
County of Cumberland [12]
Candidate Votes %
John Darvall 306 27.39
Robert Fitzgerald 297 26.59
Charles Cowper 295 26.41
James Byrnes 219 19.61
Total votes 1,117 100.00

See also

External links

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 11 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807-1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr William Lawson (1774 - 1860)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Mr Nelson Simmons Lawson (1806-1849)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr James Byrnes (1806-1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr Robert Fitzgerald (1807-1865)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Sir John Bayley Darvall MA, QC (1809-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Cumberland election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 July 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "County of Cumberland". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 9 August 1848. p. 4. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "Declaration for the County of Cumberland". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 April 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via Trove.
  11. ^ "Goulburn". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 July 1846. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Trove.
  12. ^ "County of Cumberland". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Trove.
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