Stanley County
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
StateNew South Wales
Created1856
MP1859
NamesakeCounty of Stanley

Stanley County was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Colony of New South Wales created in 1856 election, named after and including County of Stanley (part of Queensland after 1859), except for the towns of North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and Ipswich, which were in Stanley Boroughs. It was abolished in 1859 and replaced with East Moreton and West Moreton.

Members for Stanley County

Member Party Period
  Henry Buckley [1] None 1856–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Stanley County [2]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Buckley (elected) 304 74.3
William Dorsey 105 25.7
Total formal votes 409 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 409 52.3
Polling was conducted on 9 April 1856. Sitting Legislative Councillor for County of Stanley was John Dunmore Lang who did not contest the election.

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Stanley County
8 February [3]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Buckley (re-elected) unopposed  

References

  1. ^ "Mr Henry Buckley". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Stanley County". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Stanley County". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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