Electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh

Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859.[1] It included Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh counties, including Scone, Murrurundi, Dunedoo and Mudgee. It was replaced by Upper Hunter and Mudgee.[2]

This article is about the NSW electoral district including Brisbane County. For the NSW electorate including the town of Brisbane (now in Queensland), see Electoral district of Brisbane (New South Wales).

Members for Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh
MemberPartyTerm
  John Robertson [3] None 1856–1859

Election results

1856
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh[edit]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh [4]
Candidate Votes %
John Robertson (elected) 169 74.1
Joseph Docker 59 25.9
Total formal votes 228 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 228 53.3
Polling was conducted on 11 April 1856. William Dumaresq, the sitting Legislative Councillor for Counties of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh, did not contest the election.

1858
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh
11 February [5]
Candidate Votes %
John Robertson (re-elected) unopposed  

References
  1. Green, Antony. "Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW)". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1856 Phillip Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. Green, Antony. "1858 Phillip Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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