Electoral district of Sydney City

Sydney City was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, when it was split into the electorates of East Sydney and West Sydney.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Sydney City

MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Henry Parkes[5] None 1856–1856   James Wilshire[6] None 1856–1858   Robert Campbell[7] None 1856–1859   Charles Cowper[8] None 1856–1859
  William Dalley[9] None 1856–1858
  Robert Tooth[10] None 1858–1859   George Thornton[11] None 1858–1859

Election results

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney City
15 January[12]
Candidate Votes %
George Thornton (elected 1) 3,666 21.4
Robert Tooth (elected 2) 2,411 14.1
Robert Campbell (re-elected 3) 2,158 12.6
Charles Cowper (re-elected 4) 2,099 12.2
William Dalley (defeated) 2,035 11.9
Frank Fowler 1,762 10.3
James Wilshire (defeated) 1,557 18.7
William Allen 1,474 8.6
Total formal votes 17,164 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 17,164 39.7
Robert Tooth had unsuccessfully contested Sydney Hamlets.

References

  1. "An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW)". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney City". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. "Mr James Thompson Wilshire (1837-1909)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  7. "Mr Robert Campbell [2] (1804-1859)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  8. "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807-1875)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  9. "Mr William Bede Dalley (1831–1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  10. "Mr Robert Tooth (1821-1893)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  11. "Mr George Thornton (1819-1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  12. Green, Antony. "1858 Sydney City". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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