Electoral district of Stanley Boroughs

Stanley Boroughs was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 election, named after the County of Stanley (part of Queensland after 1859) and including the towns of North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and Ipswich. The surrounding rural parts of the County of Stanley were in Stanley County. It was abolished in 1859 and replaced with Brisbane and Ipswich.

Stanley Boroughs
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
StateNew South Wales
Created1856
Abolished1859
NamesakeCounty of Stanley

Members for Stanley Boroughs
Member Party Period Member Party Period
  John Richardson [1] None 1856–1859   Thomas Holt [2] None 1856–1857
  Benjamin Cribb [3] None 1858–1859

Election results

1856
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Stanley Boroughs[edit]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Stanley Boroughs [4]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Holt (elected 1) 320 32.6
John Richardson (elected 2) 316 32.2
Arthur Macalister 179 18.2
Frederick Forbes 167 17.0
Total formal votes 983 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 627 50.4
Polling was conducted on 7 April 1856. Richardson had represented this district in the old Legislative Council.

1858
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Stanley Boroughs[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Stanley Boroughs
1 February 1858 [5]
Candidate Votes %
Benjamin Cribb (elected 1) 492 43.7
John Richardson (re-elected 2) 481 42.7
Edward Browne 153 13.6
Total formal votes 1,126 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,126 37.3
The sitting member Thomas Holt unsuccessfully contested Cumberland (South Riding).

References
  1. "Mr John Richardson (1810-1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. "Mr Thomas Holt (1811-1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. "Mr Benjamin Cribb (1807-1874)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1856 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. Green, Antony. "1858 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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