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.
Members for Sydney City
Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Parkes | None | 1856–1856 | James Wilshire | None | 1856–1858 | Robert Campbell | None | 1856–1859 | Charles Cowper | None | 1856–1859 | ||||
William Dalley | None | 1856–1858 | |||||||||||||
Robert Tooth | None | 1858–1859 | George Thornton | None | 1858–1859 |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Sydney City This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney City.Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
References
- An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW) (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney City". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- "Mr James Thompson Wilshire (1837-1909)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- "Mr Robert Campbell [2] (1804-1859)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807-1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- "Mr William Bede Dalley (1831–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- "Mr Robert Tooth (1821-1893)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- "Mr George Thornton (1819-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1858 Sydney City". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
Former electoral districts of New South Wales | |
---|---|
|
Members of the Parliament of New South Wales | ||
---|---|---|
Legislative Assembly |
| |
Legislative Council |
|