Candidates of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election

This is a list of candidates for the 1856 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 11 March to 19 April 1856.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election. This was the first election after the introduction of self-government to the colony.

Legislative Assembly

Successful candidates are highlighted.

Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held.

Electorate Successful candidates Unsuccessful candidates
Tuesday 11 March 1856
Sydney HamletsDaniel Cooper
Stuart Donaldson
Richard Driver
Merion Moriarty
Thursday 13 March 1856
Sydney CityRobert Campbell
Charles Cowper
Henry Parkes
James Wilshire
Thomas Duigan
John Plunkett
Friday 28 March 1856
Northumberland BoroughsBob Nichols
Bourn Russell
Elias Weekes
Saturday 29 March 1856
North-Eastern BoroughsEdward FloodJohn Plunkett
ParramattaGeorge Oakes
Henry Parker
James Byrnes
Andrew Murray
Western BoroughsArthur HolroydJames Byrnes
Monday 31 March 1856
ArgyleJohn PlunkettJohn Chisholm
Columbus Fitzpatrick
Bathurst CountyJohn PlunkettJames Bligh
Eastern Division of CamdenJohn Marks
Henry Osborne
Charles Jenkins
George Pickering
James Shoobert
David Waugh
Western Division of CamdenJames Macarthur
John Oxley
Friday 4 April 1856
Cook and WestmorelandRobert Jamison
James Martin
John Arkins
Cumberland (North Riding)John Darvall
James Pye
Robert Fitzgerald
Patrick Hogan
William Sherwin
Southern BoroughsTerence Murray
Saturday 5 April 1856
Murray and St VincentWilliam Forster
Monday 7 April 1856
DurhamWilliam Arnold
Samuel Gordon
Richard Jones
Andrew Lang
Alexander Park
King and GeorgianaPeter FaucettIsaac Shepherd
Stanley BoroughsThomas Holt
John Richardson
Frederick Forbes
Arthur Macalister
Tuesday 8 April 1856
Cumberland BoroughsWilliam BowmanWilliam Redman
Ralph Robey
Robert Ross
RoxburghWilliam LeeWilliam Cummings
William Suttor
Wednesday 9 April 1856
Cumberland (South Riding)William Manning
Elias Weekes
Ryan Brenan
William Russell
Stanley CountyHenry BuckleyWilliam Dorsey
Thursday 10 April 1856
Gloucester and MacquarieThomas BarkerJoseph Andrews
James Williamson
St VincentJames ThompsonWilliam Roberts
Richard Sadleir
Wellington CountyGeorge CoxSaul Samuel
Friday 11 April 1856
Phillip, Brisbane and BlighJohn RobertsonJoseph Docker
Tuesday 15 April 1856
Clarence and Darling DownsClark IrvingColin McKenzie
Wednesday 16 April 1856
Liverpool Plains and GwydirGideon Lang
Francis Rusden
Augustus Morris
ManerooDaniel Egan
MurrumbidgeeJohn Hay
George Macleay
Wellington and BlighGeorge LordWilliam Buchanan
Thursday 17 April 1856
Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and MaranoaGordon Sandeman
New England and MacleayRichard Hargrave
Thomas Rusden
John Dickson
Northumberland and HunterHovenden Hely
William Piddington
Alexander Scott
George Bowman
Henry Douglass
Walter Rotton
Saturday 19 April 1856
Lachlan and Lower DarlingJames Garland
William Macleay
John Hardy
D H Thorn

See also

References

  • Green, Antony. "1856 Election candidate index". New South Wales Parliament. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
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