The
1860 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60
electoral districts
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or
first-past-the-post voting
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
system. In this election there were 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 15 districts were uncontested.
There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification,
Goldfields North (650),
Goldfields South (3,720) and
Goldfields West (8,400). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,394 ranging from
The Paterson (536) to
The Lachlan (3,592).
The electoral boundaries were established under the ''Electoral Act'' 1858 (NSW).
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Election results
Argyle
Balranald
Bathurst
The Bogan
Braidwood
Camden
Canterbury
William Roberts was the sitting member for
Goulburn
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.
Carcoar
Central Cumberland
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 ...
was the member for
St Leonards St Leonards may refer to:
Places Australia
*St Leonards, New South Wales
**St Leonards railway station
*St Leonards, Tasmania, suburb of Launceston
*St Leonards, Victoria
Canada
*St. Leonard's, Newfoundland and Labrador
New Zealand
* St L ...
and had already unsuccessfully contested
Goldfields West.
The Clarence
East Macquarie
East Maitland
East Sydney
Eden
The Glebe
Goldfields North
Goldfields South
Goldfields West
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 ...
was the member for
St Leonards St Leonards may refer to:
Places Australia
*St Leonards, New South Wales
**St Leonards railway station
*St Leonards, Tasmania, suburb of Launceston
*St Leonards, Victoria
Canada
*St. Leonard's, Newfoundland and Labrador
New Zealand
* St L ...
and also unsuccessfully contested
Central Cumberland.
Goulburn
The sitting member was
William Roberts who unsuccessfully contested
Canterbury
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...
.
The Gwydir
Hartley
The Hastings
The Hawkesbury
The Hume
The Hunter
Illawarra
Kiama
The Lachlan
Liverpool Plains
The Lower Hunter
Monara
Morpeth
Mudgee
The Murray
The Murrumbidgee
Narellan
The Nepean
New England
Newcastle
Newtown
Northumberland
Orange
Paddington
Parramatta
The Paterson
Patrick's Plains
Queanbeyan
Shoalhaven
St Leonards
The sitting member
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 ...
unsuccessfully contested
Goldfields West and then
Central Cumberland.
Tenterfield
The Tumut
The Upper Hunter
Wellington
West Macquarie
West Maitland
West Sydney
The Williams
Windsor
Wollombi
Yass Plains
See also
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Candidates of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election
This is a list of candidates for the 1860 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 6 to 24 December 1860.
There was no recognisable party structure at this election.
Retiring Members
* John Black MLA ( East Sydney)
* Alexand ...
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Notes
References
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