Electoral district of City of Sydney

City of Sydney
New South Wales—Legislative Council
State New South Wales
Created 1843
Abolished 1856
Namesake Sydney
Coordinates 33°52′S 151°13′E / 33.867°S 151.217°E / -33.867; 151.217Coordinates: 33°52′S 151°13′E / 33.867°S 151.217°E / -33.867; 151.217

The Electoral district of City of Sydney was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[1]

It was created by the 1843 Electoral Districts Act and initially called the electoral district of Town of Sydney and a first returned two members,[1] from 1851 three.

Members

Member 1TermMember 2Term
William Wentworth June 1843 – April 1854 William Bland [2] June 1843 – June 1848
Robert Lowe [3] July  1848 – November 1849
William Bland [2] December 1849 – June 1850
John Dunmore Lang July  1850 – October 1851 Member 3Term
Robert Campbell [4][5] November 1851 – February 1856 John Lamb [6] September 1851 – February 1853
Henry Parkes May 1854 – February 1856 William Thurlow [7] March 1853 – January 1855
James Robert Wilshire [8] January 1855 – February 1856

References

  1. 1 2 "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). Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Dr William BLAND (1789 - 1868)". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05.
  3. ↑ "Robert LOWE (1811 - 1892)". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Mr Robert (2) CAMPBELL (1804 - 1859)". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  5. ↑ "The Empire". The Empire. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 19 November 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mr John LAMB (1790 - 1862)". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  7. ↑ "Mr William Edward THURLOW". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  8. ↑ "Hansard" (PDF). 5 June 1855. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-25. (Wilshire replaced Thurlow)
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