Cumberland (South Riding) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the rural part of Cumberland County, which includes Sydney. It included all of the county south of Parramatta Road and the Great Western Highway, except for the urban electorates of Sydney (City), Sydney Hamlets, Parramatta and Cumberland Boroughs, which included Liverpool and Campbelltown. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.[1][2][3][4]
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Members for Cumberland (South Riding)
| Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Manning [5] | None | 1856–1857 | Elias Weekes [6] | None | 1856–1856 | ||
| Ryan Brenan [7] | None | 1856–1856 | |||||
| Stuart Donaldson [8] | None | 1856–1859 | |||||
| James Byrnes [9] | None | 1857–1858 | |||||
| Edward Flood [10] | None | 1858–1859 | |||||
Election results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Flood (re-elected 1) | 1,271 | 42.3 | |
| Stuart Donaldson (re-elected 2) | 955 | 31.8 | |
| Thomas Holt (defeated) | 778 | 25.9 | |
| George Smith | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,004 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 3,004 | 41.3 | |
References
- ^ "An Act to amend the Electoral Law". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2019 – via Australasian Legal Information Institute.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cumberland (South Riding)". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Sir William Montagu Manning (1811-1895)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Elias Weekes (1809–1881)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Brenan (1798-1868)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1812-1867)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr James Byrnes (1806-1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Edward Flood (1805–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Cumberland South Riding". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "South Riding of Cumberland election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 February 1858. p. 8. Retrieved 12 June 2019 – via Trove.
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