Electoral district of King and Georgiana

King and Georgiana was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, named after King and Georgiana counties, including Yass and Taralga. Its only member was Peter Faucett. It was largely replaced by the electoral district of Yass Plains in 1859.[1]

Members for King and Georgiana
MemberPartyTerm
  Peter Faucett [2] None 1856–1859

Election results

1856
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § King and Georgiana[edit]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: King and Georgiana [3]
Candidate Votes %
Peter Faucett (elected) 199 71.6
Isaac Shepherd 79 28.4
Total formal votes 278 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 278 43.9
Polling was conducted on 7 April 1856. James Chisholm, the member of the Legislative Council for Counties of King and Georgiana, did not contest the election.

1858
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § King and Georgiana[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: King and Georgiana
8 February [4]
Candidate Votes %
Peter Faucett (re-elected) unopposed  

References
  1. "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "Mr Peter Faucett (1813–1894)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "1856 King and Georgiana". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. Green, Antony. "1858 King and Georgiana". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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