1848 New South Wales colonial election

Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1848 October 2021 October 2021 1848 New South Wales colonial election New South Wales Flag of the United Kingdom.svg parliamentary no 1843 New South Wales colonial election 1843 1851 New South Wales colonial election 1851 24 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Council 29 July 1848 – 2 August 1848 1848_New_South_Wales_colonial_election.svg 300px Results of the election, showing winners in each seat. Seats without circles indicate the electorate returned one member. The 1848 New South Wales colonial election was held between 29 July and 2 August 1848. This election was for 24 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Council and it was conducted in 15 single-member constituencies, two 2-member constituencies and one 5-member constituency, all with a first past the post system. The Legislative Council was a hybrid system with 36 members, 24 elected, 6 appointed by virtue of their office (Colonial Secretary, Colonial Treasurer, Auditor-General, Attorney General, Commander of the forces and Collector of Customs)Flanagan Roderick Roderick Flanagan The History of New South Wales 1862 Sampson Low, Son & Company 60 https://books.google.com/books?id=VSIPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA60 23 April 2019 and 6 nominated. The appointments and elections were for five year terms.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230125687 Elected members of the Legislative Council 58 11 July 1843 27 April 2019 893 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230125936 Proclamation: appointed members of the Legislative Council 62 25 July 1843 23 April 2019 952 TroveFormer Members Members of Parliament Parliament of New South Wales https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/pages/former-members-index.aspx 2021-10-293 2021-10-29 The right to vote was limited to men aged over 21 who owned property worth at least £200 or occupied a house at £20 per year.https://law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/2861171/WP47_Darragh.pdf 175 years of voting: the 175th anniversary of the first parliamentary election on 1843 Sean Darragh Electoral Regulation Research Network and Democratic Audit of Australia working paper No 47 August 2018 There was a higher requirement to be a member of the Council, owning property worth £2,000 or income from real estate of £100 per year. If a man fulfilled these requirements in multiple constituencies, then he was allowed to cast a vote in each.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10974245 Australia's first election— 1843 The Argus 29 September 1934 29 October 2021 6 Trove This was known as plural voting.https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/about/Pages/1856-to-1889-Responsible-Government-and-Colonial-.aspx 1856 to 1889 - Responsible Government and Colonial Development Settlers of the Port Phillip District had wanted representation in the New South Wales Legislative Council for some time, achieving 6 representatives from 1843, "But the colonists were not satisfied with government from and by Sydney". Victoria (Australia) 28 Coghlan Timothy Augustine Timothy Augustine Coghlan Levey George Collins George Collins Levey 37–44 The Seeds of Democracy: Early Elections in Colonial New South Wales M.M.H. Thompson 2006 151 9781862876316 https://books.google.com/books?id=fA9BC5BgZ9sC&pg=PA151 The campaign for independence for the district saw Earl Grey elected as the member for City of Melbourne. 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.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91457873 Contemporary opinions on the late election movements Geelong Advertiser 29 July 1848 23 May 2019 2 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226354152 Apology for Earl Grey's election The Port Phillip Patriot and Morning Advertiser 31 July 1848 26 May 2019 2 Trove A different tactic was adopted for the 5 member Port Phillip, with no candidates nominated on 27 July,https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91458102 Melbourne Geelong Advertiser 27 July 1848 26 May 2019 4 Trove and a fresh writ was issued on 25 August for an election on 3 October.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230149500 Writ of election: Port Phillip 91 25 August 1848 26 May 2019 1065 Trove Key dates Date Event 25 to 27 July 1848 Nominations for candidates for the election.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230131665 Writs for a general election 68 27 June 1848 26 May 2019 799 Trove 29 July and 2 August 1848 Polling days. 15 May 1849 Opening of Legislative Council.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12416805 Legislative Council The Sydney Morning Herald 2 August 1843 29 October 2021 2 Trove Results Results of the 1848 New South Wales colonial election New South Wales colonial election, 29 July 1848 – 2 August 1848 Legislative Council New South Wales colonial election 1843 1851 8,887 0 0.00 8,887 24 |} See also Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1843–1851 Results of the 1848 New South Wales colonial election References Category:Elections in New South Wales New South Wales Colonial Election, 1848 New South Wales Colonial Election, 1848 New South Wales Colonial Election, 1848 Category:1840s in New South Wales