Results of the 1848 New South Wales colonial election
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Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1848
The 1848 New South Wales colonial election was held between 29 July and 2 August.[1] No candidates were nominated for Port Phillip as a result of the campaign for independence from New South Wales,[2] and a fresh writ was issued for an election on 3 October.[3]
County of Argyle
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Nicholson (elected) | unopposed | ||
County of Bathurst
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Darvall (elected) | 87 | 50 | |
| Francis Lord | 87 | 50 | |
| Total votes | 174 | 100 | |
The returning officer gave his casting vote in favour of John Darvall.[5]
County of Camden
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Macarthur (elected) | unopposed | ||
Counties of Cook and Westmoreland
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Martin (elected) | 103 | 66 | |
| Alfred Cheeke | 54 | 34 | |
| Total votes | 157 | 100 | |
The election of James Martin was declared void on the grounds that he was not qualified to stand;[8][9] however, he was re-elected unopposed.[10] Martin subsequently sued the Speaker of the Legislative Council, Charles Nicholson and the Sergeant at Arms, William Christie, for trespass for having him removed when there had been no decision of the Electoral Court in accordance with the Electoral Act 1843.[11] The Full Court of the Supreme Court held that under the Electoral Act 1843 it was only the Electoral Court that could determine there was a vacancy and not the Governor.[12]
County of Cumberland
Two members to be elected
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Cowper (elected 1) | 637 | 38 | |
| Nelson Lawson (elected 2) | 556 | 33 | |
| Henry Gilbert Smith | 490 | 29 | |
| Total votes | 1,683 | 100 | |
Cumberland Boroughs
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Bowman (elected) | 165 | 89 | |
| Robert Fitzgerald | 20 | 11 | |
| Total votes | 185 | 100 | |
County of Durham
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Donaldson (elected) | Show of Hands | ||
| Andrew Lang | |||
On 26 July 1848, the day prescribed for nominations, Stuart Donaldson and Andrew Lang were nominated. A show of hands was in favour of Donaldson and Lang demanded a poll. The returning officer had neglected to make any preparations for a poll and so declared Donaldson elected.[16] Donaldson attempted to resign on 16 August.[17] The election was declared void by the court of disputed returns and a new writ issued.[18]
Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Snodgrass (elected) | 98 | 68 | |
| Archibald Boyd | 47 | 32 | |
| Total votes | 145 | 100 | |
| Voter turnout | 48% | ||
The writ was not returned in time and the Governor issued a proclamation declaring the election was valid despite the delay.[20]
Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald McIntyre (elected) | 19 | 70 | |
| William Dumaresq | 6 | 22 | |
| John Lang | 2 | 7 | |
| Total votes | 27 | 100 | |
City of Melbourne
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Grey (elected) | 295 | 74 | |
| John Foster | 102 | 26 | |
| Total votes | 397 | 100 | |
Earl Grey, the Colonial Secretary in London, had never set foot in the colony and there was no suggestion he met the property requirement for election. He was nominated and elected as part of the campaign for independence, protesting against government by New South Wales.[24]
Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Murray (elected) | unopposed | ||
County of Northumberland
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Dangar (elected) | 127 | 64 | |
| Charles Salmon Vallack | 73 | 36 | |
| Total votes | 200 | 100 | |
Northumberland Boroughs
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Nichols (elected) | 185 | 70 | |
| William Moir | 80 | 30 | |
| Total votes | 265 | 100 | |
Town of Parramatta
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Oakes (elected) | 101 | 53 | |
| William Macarthur | 89 | 47 | |
| Total votes | 190 | 100 | |
Port Phillip
Five members to be elected
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauchlan Mackinnon (elected 1) | 239 | 17 | |
| James Williamson (elected 2) | 234 | 16 | |
| John Dickson (elected 3) | 232 | 16 | |
| James Palmer (elected 4) | 226 | 16 | |
| Edward Curr (elected 5) | 189 | 13 | |
| The Duke of Wellington, Lord Palmerston, Lord Brougham, Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Peel |
58 | 4 | |
| William Macarthur | 25 | 1 | |
| Total votes | 1,435 | 100 | |
The original polling day was 27 July;[1] however, no candidates were nominated for Port Phillip as a result of the campaign for independence from New South Wales.[2] A further writ was issued on 25 August.[3]
Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Suttor Sr. (elected) | unopposed | ||
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Hill (elected) | 14 | 56 | |
| Robert Lowe | 11 | 44 | |
| Total votes | 25 | 100 | |
The writ was not returned in time and the Governor issued a proclamation declaring the election was valid despite the delay.[32]
City of Sydney
Two members to be elected
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Wentworth (elected 1) | 1,168 | 29 | |
| Robert Lowe (elected 2) | 1,012 | 25 | |
| John Lamb | 950 | 24 | |
| William Bland | 874 | 22 | |
| Total votes | 4,004 | 100 | |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Writs for a general election". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 68. 27 June 1848. p. 799. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
- 1 2 "Melbourne". Geelong Advertiser. 27 July 1848. p. 4. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
- 1 2 "Writ of election: Port Phillip". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 91. 25 August 1848. p. 1065. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "County elections:Goulburn". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 July 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- 1 2 "Bathurst". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Election for Camden". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 July 1848. p. 4. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Cook and Westmoreland". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove.
"Cook and Westmoreland". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove. - ↑ "Writ of election". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 89. 21 June 1849. p. 939. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Legislative Council: Mr James Martin". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove.
"Legislative Council: message from the Governor:- Mr James Martin". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove. - ↑ "Cook and Westmoreland election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 1849. p. 3. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (16). 23 February 1843. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ Martin v Nicholson (1850) 1 Legge 618 (PDF) Supreme Court (Full Court) (NSW), per Stephen CJ, Dickinson and Therry JJ.
- ↑ "County of Cumberland". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 9 August 1848. p. 4. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Cumberland Boroughs". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Cumberland Boroughs". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 12 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Trove.
- 1 2 "Election for Durham". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 26 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "To the independent electors of Durham". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 August 1848. p. 1. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 78. 8 June 1849. p. 880. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Number of electors". The Moreton Bay Courier. 22 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Trove.
"The northern counties". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove. - ↑ "Proclamation". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 95. 2 September 1848. p. 1138. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Election for Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 2 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2021 – via Trove.
- ↑ These results are only for Scone and do not include results for polling at Murrurundi, Cassilis, Merton, Jerrys Plains, Muswell Brook, Montefiores or Watson's on the Macdonald River: "Polling places". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 26 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2021 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Election of a representative for the City of Melbourne". Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal. 29 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Contemporary opinions on the late election movements". Geelong Advertiser. 29 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
"Apology for Earl Grey's election". The Port Phillip Patriot and Morning Advertiser. 31 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove. - ↑ "Yass". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "The elections: County of Northumberland". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 5 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "The election". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 24 June 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "The borough of Parramatta". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "The district election". The Argus. 13 October 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Nomination day for Roxburgh". Bathurst Advocate. 29 July 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Election for St Vincent and Auckland". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Proclamation". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 95. 25 August 1848. p. 1138. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Sydney election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
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