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Candidates Of The 1880 New South Wales Colonial Election
This is a list of candidates for the 1880 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 17 November to 2 December 1880. There was no recognisable party structure at this election. Retiring Members * William Davies ( Argyle) * James Greenwood ( East Sydney) * John Hurley (b 1796) (Narellan) *William Long (Parramatta) * John Lucas (Canterbury) *John Macintosh ( East Sydney) * James Merriman (politician), James Merriman ( West Sydney) * Henry Moses (Hawkesbury) * John Murphy ( Monaro) *Arthur Onslow ( Camden) *Colin Simson (Balranald) Legislative Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted. Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held. Because of the sequence of polling, some sitting members who were defeated in their constituencies were then able to contest other constituencies later in the polling period. On the second occasion, these members are shown in italic text. See also * Members of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1880 New South Wales Colonial Election
The 1880 New South Wales colonial election was held between 17 November and 2 December 1880. This election was for all of the 108 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 43 single-member constituencies, 25 2-member constituencies, one 3-member constituency and three 4-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system. Suffrage was limited to adult white males. The previous parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 9 November 1880 by the Governor, Lord Augustus Loftus, on the advice of the Premier, Sir Henry Parkes. There was no recognisable party structure at this election; instead the government was determined by a loose, shifting factional system. Key dates Results References * See also * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1880–1882 * Candidates of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election {{DEFAULTSORT:New South Wales Colonial Election, 1880 1880 Events January–March * January 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
