This is a list of candidates for the
1885 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 16 October to 31 October 1885.
This was the last election at which there was no recognisable party structure.
Retiring members
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David Buchanan MLA (
Mudgee
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)
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George Campbell MLA (
Carcoar
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)
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Henry Cohen Henry Cohen may refer to:
* Henry Cohen (numismatist) (1806–1880), French numismatist, bibliographer and composer
*Henry Cohen (rabbi) (1863–1952), Jewish Texan rabbi in Galveston, Texas, 1888–1952
*Henry Cohen (politician) (1872–1942), Aus ...
MLA (
West Maitland
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)
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Edward Combes
Edward Combes (6 September 1830 – 18 October 1895) was an engineer, pastoralist, politician and painter. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and later the New South Wales Legislative Council.
Combes entered the Gove ...
MLA (
East Macquarie)
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George De Salis
George Fane De Salis (c. 1851 – 30 December 1931) was an Australian politician.
He was born on Darbalara Station near Gundagai to pastoralist Leopold Fane De Salis and Charlotte Macdonald. He received a private education and then farmed a ...
MLA (
Queanbeyan
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)
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James Farnell
James Squire Farnell (25 June 1825 – 21 August 1888) was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales. Farnell was a hard-working legislator who gave much study to the land question and also tried hard for some years to pass a bill ...
MLA (
New England
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) — appointed to the Legislative Council
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Alfred Fremlin MLA (
Redfern)
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Samuel Gray MLA (
Richmond
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* Richmond, California, ...
)
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John Harris MLA (
South Sydney)
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William Hutchinson MLA (
Balmain)
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Auber Jones
Auber George Jones (1832 – 30 December 1887) was an Australian grazier and newspaper owner who represented Murrumbidgee for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1882 to 1885. Born in Jericho, Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), Jo ...
MLA (
Murrumbidgee)
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Leyser Levin
Leyser Levin (1830 – 26 January 1908) was a Prussian-born Australian politician.
Little is known of his early life. He married his wife Johanna in England and had seven children. By the time he entered politics he was a storekeeper in Cor ...
MLA (
Hume)
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George Loughnan
George Cumberlege Loughnan (1842 – 18 January 1896) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Hobart in Van Diemen's Land; his father John Michael Loughnan was a captain in the 10th Bengal Lancers. His father farmed at Gippsland in Vic ...
MLA (
Murrumbidgee)
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William McCourt
William Joseph McCourt (1 March 1851 – 22 June 1913) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
He was born in County Monaghan to shoemaker James McCourt and Bridget Smith. He arrived in New South Wales with his parents in 1852 and attende ...
MLA (
Camden)
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David Ryrie MLA (
Monaro)
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Sir Alexander Stuart MLA (
Illawarra
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)
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James Watson
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MLA (
Gundagai
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)
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
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1885–1887
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 12th parliament of New South Wales held their seats between from 1885 to 1887.
Elections for the twelfth Legislative Assembly were held between 16 and 31 October 1885 with parl ...
References
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New South Wales Parliament
The Parliament of New South Wales is a bicameral legislature in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), consisting of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the New South Wales Legislative Council (upper house). Each ...
, work=New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
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