Electoral district of Cumberland (North Riding)
Cumberland (North Riding) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney. It included all of the county north of Parramatta Road and the Great Western Highway, except for the urban electorates of Sydney (City), Sydney Hamlets, Parramatta and Cumberland Boroughs, which included Richmond and Windsor. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.[1] It was abolished in 1859 and the district was divided between Central Cumberland, Windsor, Nepean and St Leonards.[2]
Members for Cumberland (North Riding)
Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Darvall [3] | None | 1856–1857 | James Pye [4] | None | 1856–1857 |
Thomas Smith [5] | None | 1857–1859 | Henry Parkes [6] | None | 1858–1858 |
John Plunkett [7] | None | 1858–1859 | |||
Election results
1856
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Darvall (elected 1) | 442 | 28.7 | |
James Pye (elected 2) | 401 | 26.1 | |
William Sherwin | 376 | 24.4 | |
Patrick Hogan | 319 | 20.7 | |
Robert Fitzgerald | 1 | 0.06 | |
Total formal votes | 1,539 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 849 | 45.7 |
1856 by election 1
John Darvall resigned in June 1856 on being appointed Solicitor General in the Donaldson ministry.[3]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Darvall | 483 | 68.80 | |
Patrick Hogan | 219 | 31.20 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0 | |
Turnout | 702 | 100% | |
Voter turnout | 36.56% |
1856 by-election 2
John Darvall resigned in October 1856 on being appointed Solicitor General in the Parker ministry.[3]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Darvall | 560 | 67.96 | |
James Byrnes | 264 | 32.04 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0 | |
Turnout | 824 | 100% | |
Voter turnout | 42.92% |
1857
John Darvall resigned in November 1857.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Smith | 394 | 57.43 | |
Henry Parkes | 292 | 42.57 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0 | |
Turnout | 686 | 100% | |
Voter turnout | 30.75% |
1858
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Smith (re-elected 1) | 716 | 36.6 | |
Henry Parkes (elected 2) | 633 | 32.4 | |
Richard Hill | 606 | 31.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,955 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0 | |
Turnout | 1,955 | 43.8 |
1858 by-election
Henry Parkes resigned due to financial difficulties with his newspaper The Empire.[6]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Plunkett | unopposed |
References
- Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN 0-9752354-2-7.
- "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "Sir John Bayley Darvall MA, QC (1809-1883)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "James Pye (1801-1884)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Mr Thomas Whistler Smith (1824-1859)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Mr John Hubert Plunkett, QC (1802-1869)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1856 Cumberland (North Riding)". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- Green, Antony. "Cumberland (North Riding) by-election (1) 1856". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- Green, Antony. "Cumberland (North Riding) by-election (2) 1856". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- Green, Antony. "Cumberland (North Riding) by-election 1857". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1858 Cumberland North Riding". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- Green, Antony. "Cumberland (North Riding) by-election 1857". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.