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1842 Sydney City Council election

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Lord Mayor before election Charles Windeyer Subsequent Lord Mayor John Hosking

The 1842 Sydney City Council election was held on 1 November 1842 to elect 24 aldermen for the City of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales.

This was the first election for Sydney after it was formally established on 20 July 1842. A total of 49 candidates contested the election, with polling open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Following the election, John Hosking was elected by the aldermen as lord mayor.

In Brisbane Ward, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that some electors chose not to vote because they had promised their votes to five or six candidates, and upon discovering they could only vote for four, decided not to vote at all.

Electoral system

The franchise was granted to individuals who occupied and paid rates on a property; however, if they owned property in multiple wards, they could vote in only one. Women were not eligible to vote.

Six wards—Bourke, Brisbane, Cook, Gipps, Macquarie, and Phillip—were established, each represented by four councillors, covering a total of 3,202 electors.

One councillor from each ward was required to resign their seat annually, resulting in elections being held every year.

Results

Bourke

Brisbane

Cook

Gipps

Macquarie

Phillip

References

1. ^ Golder, Hilary. "A short electoral history of the Sydney City Council" (PDF). City of Sydney. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2024.
2. "City of Sydney - Election of Councillors". Sydney Morning Herald.
3. "Election of Aldermen and Mayor". The Australian.
4. "Election of Mayor and Aldermen". The Teetotaller and General Newspaper.
5. "The Election". Australasian Chronicle. 3 November 1842. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
6. ^ "The Election". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 November 1842.

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