Electoral district of County of Durham
County of Durham New South Wales—Legislative Council | |
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Durham county in modern New South Wales | |
State | New South Wales |
Created | 1843 |
Abolished | 1856 |
Namesake | Durham County |
Coordinates | 32°S 151°E / 32°S 151°E |
The Electoral district of County of Durham was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor.[1] It was named after Durham County, which lies on the north side of the Hunter River.
It was created by the 1843 Electoral Districts Act and initially returned one member.[1] It returned two members with the expansion of the Council in 1851 to 54, 18 to be appointed and 36 elected.[2] In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Durham
Members
Election | Member | Term |
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1843 | Richard Windeyer [3] | Jun 1843 – Dec 1847 |
1848 by | Stuart Donaldson [4] | Feb 1848 – Jan 1853 |
1848 | ||
1849 by | Member | Term |
1851 | Charles Cowper [5] | Sep 1851 – Feb 1856 |
1853 by | Alexander Park [6] | Feb 1853 – Feb 1856 |
Election results
1843
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Richard Windeyer | 122 | 49.19 | |
William Ogilvie | 71 | 28.63 | |
Andrew Lang | 55 | 22.18 | |
Total votes | 248 | 100.00 |
1848 by-election
Richard Windeyer died in December 1847.[3]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Stuart Donaldson (elected) | 113 | 59.47 | |
Alexander Park | 77 | 40.53 | |
Total votes | 190 | 100 |
1848
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Stuart Donaldson (elected) | Show of Hands | ||
Andrew Lang |
1849 by-election
On 26 July 1848, the day prescribed for nominations, Stuart Donaldson and Andrew Lang were nominated. A show of hands was in favour of Donaldson and Lang demanded a poll. The returning officer had neglected to make any preparations for a poll and so declared Donaldson elected.[12] Donaldson attempted to resign on 16 August.[13] The election was declared void by the court of disputed returns and a new writ issued.[14]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Stuart Donaldson (elected) | Unopposed |
1851
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Stuart Donaldson | 239 | 34.94 | |
Charles Cowper | 231 | 33.77 | |
Adolphus Young | 169 | 24.71 | |
Edward Hunt | 45 | 6.58 | |
Total votes | 684 | 100 |
1853 by-election
Stuart Donaldson resigned in January 1853.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alexander Park (elected) | unopposed |
See also
References
- ^ a b 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 (PDF) (16). 23 February 1843. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (48). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 2 May 1851. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Mr Richard Windeyer (1806-1847)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1812-1867)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807-1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Alexander Park (1808-1873)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "The election". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 1 July 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Durham election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 February 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Election for Durham". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 26 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "To the independent electors of Durham". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 August 1848. p. 1. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 78. 8 June 1849. p. 880. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Election for Durham". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 26 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "To the independent electors of Durham". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 August 1848. p. 1. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 78. 8 June 1849. p. 880. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "The election for Durham". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 27 June 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "The elections: Durham". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 1 October 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "The election for Durham". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 23 February 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2019 – via Trove.
External links
- Hansard NSW Legislative Council Archived 22 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine