Results of the 1843 New South Wales colonial election
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Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1843
The 1843 New South Wales colonial election, the first in the colony, was held between 15 June and 3 July 1843, to elect 24 members from eighteen electoral districts. Each district returned one member, except for Port Phillip which returned five members and County of Cumberland and Town of Sydney which returned two each.
County of Argyle
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Bradley | unopposed | ||
County of Bathurst
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Lord | 66 | 60.00 | |
| W Lane | 44 | 40.00 | |
| Total votes | 110 | 100.00 | |
County of Camden
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Therry | 146 | 51.77 | |
| Charles Cowper | 136 | 48.23 | |
| Total votes | 282 | 100.00 | |
Counties of Cook and Westmoreland
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Panton | 112 | 65.12 | |
| George Bowman | 60 | 34.88 | |
| Total votes | 172 | 100.00 | |
County of Cumberland
Two members to be elected
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Cowper | 504 | 29.18 | |
| William Lawson | 383 | 22.18 | |
| James Macarthur | 372 | 21.54 | |
| Bob Nichols | 334 | 19.34 | |
| Ryan Brenan | 134 | 7.76 | |
| Total votes | 1,727 | 100.00 | |
Cumberland Boroughs
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Bowman | 127 | 50.20 | |
| Robert Fitzgerald | 126 | 49.80 | |
| Total votes | 253 | 100.00 | |
County of Durham
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Windeyer | 122 | 49.19 | |
| William Ogilvie | 71 | 28.63 | |
| Andrew Lang | 55 | 22.18 | |
| Total votes | 248 | 100.00 | |
Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Macleay | 142 | 79.78 | |
| Charles Windeyer | 36 | 20.22 | |
| Total votes | 178 | 100.00 | |
Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Dumaresq | 58 | 52.25 | |
| Henry Dangar | 34 | 30.63 | |
| Donald McIntyre | 19 | 17.12 | |
| Total votes | 111 | 100.00 | |
Town of Melbourne
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Condell | 295 | 53.06 | |
| Edward Curr | 261 | 46.94 | |
| Total votes | 556 | 100.00 | |
Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Murray | unopposed | ||
County of Northumberland
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Foster | unopposed | ||
Northumberland Boroughs
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D'Arcy Wentworth | 121 | 52.84 | |
| Alexander Walker Scott | 108 | 47.16 | |
| Total votes | 229 | 100.00 | |
Town of Parramatta
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannibal Macarthur | unopposed | ||
Port Phillip
Five members to be elected
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ebden | 228 | 19.69 | |
| Thomas Walker | 217 | 18.74 | |
| Charles Nicholson | 206 | 17.79 | |
| Alexander Thomson | 184 | 15.89 | |
| John Dunmore Lang | 166 | 14.34 | |
| Sir Thomas Mitchell | 157 | 13.56 | |
| Total votes | 1,158 | 100.00 | |
Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Suttor Sr. | unopposed | ||
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Coghill | unopposed | ||
Town of Sydney
Two members to be elected
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Wentworth | 1,275 | 32.10 | |
| William Bland | 1,261 | 31.75 | |
| Maurice O'Connell Jr. | 733 | 18.45 | |
| Robert Cooper | 365 | 9.19 | |
| William Hustler | 338 | 8.51 | |
| Total votes | 3,972 | 100.00 | |
See also
References
- ↑ "County of Argyle". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Bathurst". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "The Camden election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Cook and Westmoreland election". The Australian. 21 June 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Cumberland election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 July 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Cumberland Boroughs election". The Australian. 21 June 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "The election". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 1 July 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Raymond Terrace". The Colonial Observer. 8 July 1843. p. 5. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Hunter, Brisbane, and Bligh election". The Australian. 7 July 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Borough of Melbourne". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 8 July 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "The south western counties". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Northumberland election". The Australian. 19 June 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Election for the Northumberland Boroughs". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 24 June 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Parramatta election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Port Phillip election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 July 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ M. M. H. Thompson (2006). The Seeds of Democracy: Early Elections in Colonial New South Wales. Federation Press. ISBN 978-1-86287-631-6.
- ↑ "Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "News from the interior: Braidwood". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "City election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
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