Sydney City was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, when it was split into the electorates of East Sydney and West Sydney.[1][2][3][4]
Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||||
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Henry Parkes [5] | None | 1856–1856 | James Wilshire [6] | None | 1856–1858 | Robert Campbell [7] | None | 1856–1859 | Charles Cowper [8] | None | 1856–1859 | ||||
William Dalley [9] | None | 1856–1858 | |||||||||||||
Robert Tooth [10] | None | 1858–1859 | George Thornton [11] | None | 1858–1859 |
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Sydney City |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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George Thornton (elected 1) | 3,666 | 21.4 | |
Robert Tooth (elected 2) | 2,411 | 14.1 | |
Robert Campbell (re-elected 3) | 2,158 | 12.6 | |
Charles Cowper (re-elected 4) | 2,099 | 12.2 | |
William Dalley (defeated) | 2,035 | 11.9 | |
Frank Fowler | 1,762 | 10.3 | |
James Wilshire (defeated) | 1,557 | 18.7 | |
William Allen | 1,474 | 8.6 | |
Total formal votes | 17,164 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 17,164 | 39.7 |