1857 Natal parliamentary election

Elections to the Legislative Council were held in the Colony of Natal for the first time in February 1857.[1] They were the first elections after the territory had become a British Colony.

Following the elections, the 15-seat Legislative Council met for the first time on 23 March in the government schoolroom in Pietermaritzburg, and was opened by the Governor the following day.[2] Donald Moodie was elected as Speaker.[3]

References
  1. Thomas Bulpin (1977) Natal and the Zulu Country, p322
  2. Bulpin, p323
  3. Bulpin, p324
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