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at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. It was created by the ''Electoral Act'' 1843 and returned one member. named after

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and Westmoreland counties two of the original

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, covering the Blue Mountains, Lithgow and

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areas, including the towns of Hartley, Penrith and Wilberforce. Polling also took place at nearby towns such as Bathurst and North Richmond, however they were not in the district. In 1856 the

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Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the two member Legislative Assembly electorate of Cook and Westmoreland and James Martin, was re-elected along with

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Members

Election results

There were three elections held in the district.

1843

1848

1851

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cook and Westmoreland, Counties of Former electoral districts of New South Wales Legislative Council 1843 establishments in Australia 1856 disestablishments in Australia