Electoral district of Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh

The Electoral district of Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh and from 1851, Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh, was an electorate of the partially elected New South Wales Legislative Council, created for the first elections for the Council in 1843.[1] The electoral district included the north western counties of Hunter, Brisbane, Bligh.[1] Polling took place in the towns of Jerrys Plains, nearby Merton, Muswellbrook, Scone, as far north as Murrurundi, Watson's on the Macdonald River, Cassilis and as far west as Montefiores. With the expansion of the Council in 1851 Phillip, the other north west county, was added to the district, replacing Hunter which was combined with the lower Hunter county of Northumberland as Counties of Northumberland and Hunter.[2]

For the lower house seat (New South Wales Legislative Assembly) created 1856, see Electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh. For the NSW electorates containing the town of Brisbane, see Electoral district of Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley and Electoral district of County of Stanley.

Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh
New South Wales—Legislative Council
StateNew South Wales
Created1843
Abolished1851
NamesakeHunter County, Brisbane County, Bligh County
Coordinates32°02′54″S 150°50′04″E

In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh.

Members
MemberTerm
Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh (1843–1851)
William Dumaresq [3] Jun 1843 – Jun 1848
Donald McIntyre [4] Jul 1848 – Jun 1851
Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh (1851–1856)
William Dumaresq [3] Jul 1851 – Feb 1856

Election results

1843
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1843 New South Wales colonial election § Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh[edit]
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 24 June:
Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh [5]
Candidate Votes %
William Dumaresq 58 52.25
Henry Dangar 34 30.63
Donald McIntyre 19 17.12
Total votes 100.00

1848
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1848 New South Wales colonial election § Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh[edit]
1848 New South Wales colonial election, 29 July:
Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh [6]
Candidate Votes %
Donald McIntyre (elected)    
William Dumaresq
John Lang
Total votes 100.00

1851
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election § Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh[edit]
1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September:
Counties of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh [7]
Candidate Votes %
William Dumaresq 41 52.56
Robert Campbell 37 47.44
Total votes 78 100

References
  1. "An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council.". Act No. 16 of 23 February 1843 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council.". Act No. 48 of 2 May 1851 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. "Mr William John Dumaresq (1793-1868)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "Mr Donald McIntyre". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. "Hunter, Brisbane, and Bligh election". The Australian. 7 July 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
  6. "Elected members of the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (86). 11 August 1848. p. 982. Retrieved 27 April 2019 – via Trove.
  7. "Election for Brisbane, Bligh and Phillip". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 8 October 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.
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