Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1859
New South Wales colonial election, 9 June 1859 – 7 July 1859 [ 1] Legislative Assembly << 1858 –1860 >>
Enrolled voters
78,231
Votes cast
52,153
Turnout
52.54 [ a]
+9.45
Informal votes
26
Informal
0.08
+0.08
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Total
52,153
80
The 1859 New South Wales colonial election was for 80 members representing 67 electoral districts . The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 9 multi-member districts returning 22 members and 58 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 15 districts were uncontested.[ 1]
The electoral districts and boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW),[ 2] [ b] [ 3] Goldfields North , Goldfields South and Goldfields West , which did not have a residential or property qualification. The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,394 ranging from The Paterson (536) to The Lachlan (3,592).[ 4]
Queensland separated from NSW in December 1859 and the 10 members elected for the 9 Queensland seats ceased to sit.[ c]
Daniel Egan was defeated as the sitting member for Monara .
John Hargrave was a member for East Camden .
Daniel Egan was elected for Eden .
Four people were charged with impersonating electors and a petition was lodged against the election.[ 50] [ 51]
Samuel Gordon was the member for the abolished district of Durham .
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"1859 Braidwood" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Brisbane" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Burnett" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Camden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Canterbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Carcoar" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Clarence" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Central Cumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Darling Downs" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 East Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 East Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 East Moreton" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 East Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Eden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Glebe" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Goldfields North" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Goldfields South" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Goldfields West" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ "Western gold-fields election" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 2 March 2021 – via Trove.^ Green, Antony . "1859 Goulburn" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Gwydir" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Hartley" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Hastings" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Hawkesbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Hume" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Illawarra" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Ipswich" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Kiama" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Lachlan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Leichhardt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Liverpool Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Lower Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Monaro" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Mudgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Murray" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Murrumbidgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Narellan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Nepean" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ a b Green, Antony . "1859 New England" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ "Petition against the return of James Hart" . New South Wales Government Gazette . Retrieved 25 February 2021 – via Trove.^ a b "Election petition Perry v Hart" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 25 February 2021 – via Trove.^ Green, Antony . "1859 Newcastle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Newtown" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Northumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Orange" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Paddington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Parramatta" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Paterson" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Patrick's Plain" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2021 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Queanbeyan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Shoalhaven" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 St Leonards" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Tenterfield" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Tumut" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Upper Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Wellington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 West Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 West Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 West Moreton" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 West Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 The Williams" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Windsor" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Wollombi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1859 Yass Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .
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