The Electoral district of Counties of St Vincent and Auckland was an electorate of the partially elected
New South Wales Legislative Council, created for the first elections for the Council in 1843.
[
] The electoral district consisted of the two south coast counties of
St Vincent and
Auckland
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,
[ extending from ]Jervis Bay
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south to Eden and west to Braidwood. Polling took place at Jervis Bay, Ulladulla
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, Braidwood, Broulee
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and Eden. The district was abolished with the expansion of the Council in 1851. St Vincent was combined with Murray
Murray may refer to:
Businesses
* Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles
* Murrays, an Australian bus company
* Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust
* D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian who ...
to the west as the Counties of Murray and St Vincent while Auckland became part of the Pastoral District of Maneroo.
Members
Election results
1843
1845
Coghill resigned in March 1845.
1848
1849
Hill resigned in May 1849. Both Arthur Holroyd and Edward Flood advertised that they would be standing, however neither were nominated.
See also
* Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1843–1851
References
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Former electoral districts of New South Wales Legislative Council
1843 establishments in Australia
1851 disestablishments in Australia