The Electoral district of Sydney Hamlets was an electorate of the
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ...
at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. It was a new electorate created in 1851 by the expansion of the Legislative Council to 54 members, with 18 to be appointed and 36 elected.
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The electoral district included what were then outer suburbs of
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
and are now the inner suburbs of
Glebe,
Camperdown, O'Connell Town (
north Newtown),
Chippendale,
Redfern,
Surry Hills,
Paddington,
St Leonards and
Balmain.
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In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney Hamlets.
Thomas Smart won the first election, declared on 22 September 1851.]
Members
Election results
1851
1855
Thomas Smart resigned in February 1855 to travel to England.
See also
* Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1851-1856
References
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Former electoral districts of New South Wales Legislative Council
1851 establishments in Australia
1856 disestablishments in Australia