1842 Sydney City Council election

Australian Colonial Flag.svg 1 November 1842 1843 Sydney City Council election 1843 parliamentary no Lord Mayor Subsequent Lord Mayor Charles Windeyer John Hosking March 2024 The 1842 Sydney City Council election was held on 1 November 1842 to elect 24 aldermen for the City of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales.Golder Hilary A short electoral history of the Sydney City Council https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/-/media/corporate/files/publications/history/history-of-sydney-city-council/hs_chos_electoral_history.pdf City of Sydney https://web.archive.org/web/20250411073057/https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/-/media/corporate/files/publications/history/history-of-sydney-city-council/hs_chos_electoral_history.pdf 11 April 2025 May 2001 This was the first election for Sydney after it was formally established on 20 July 1842. A total of 49 candidates contested the election, with polling open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.City of Sydney - Election of Councillors https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12414483 Sydney Morning HeraldElection of Aldermen and Mayor https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37116730 The Australian Following the election, John Hosking was elected by the aldermen as lord mayor.Election of Mayor and Aldermen https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228139835 The Teetotaller and General Newspaper In Brisbane Ward, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that some electors chose not to vote because they had promised their votes to five or six candidates, and upon discovering they could only vote for four, decided not to vote at all.3 November 1842 The Election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31737731 2024-03-29 Australasian Chronicle Electoral system The franchise was granted to individuals who occupied and paid rates on a property; however, if they owned property in multiple wards, they could vote in only one. Women were not eligible to vote. Six wards—Bourke, Brisbane, Cook, Gipps, Macquarie, and Phillip—were established, each represented by four councillors, covering a total of 3,202 electors. One councillor from each ward was required to resign their seat annually, resulting in elections being held every year. Results Bourke 1842 Sydney City Council election: Bourke WardThe Election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31737731 Sydney Morning Herald 3 November 1842 independent John Hosking 344 independent Foss 305 independent George Allen 262 independent Owen 241 independent Campbell 219 independent Welch 95 Brisbane 1842 Sydney City Council election: Brisbane Ward independent Smidmore independent Holden independent Poole independent Gosling independent Hunt independent Manning independent Little independent Murray independent Wilson independent Kellick 520 Cook 1842 Sydney City Council election: Cook Ward independent David Jones (elected) independent F. Mitchell (elected) independent H. Hollingshed (elected) independent W. Pawley (elected) Gipps 1842 Sydney City Council election: Gipps Ward independent Chapman 320 independent Jones 226 independent Egan 221 independent Peacock 182 independent Nicholson 117 independent Moore 100 independent Ryan 77 independent Coyle 58 independent Taylor 1 independent Gannon 0 Macquarie 1842 Sydney City Council election: Macquarie Ward independent George Hill 325 independent Holt 287 independent Henry Macdermott 239 independent Thomas Broughton 238 independent Bourne 122 independent Woolley 105 independent Thompson 95 independent Wyatt 75 Phillip 1842 Sydney City Council election: Phillip Ward independent Edward Flood 295 independent James Robert Wilshire 269 independent Neale 222 independent Taylor 203 independent Blackman 187 independent Wallace 115 independent Hayes 69 independent Grose 33 References Sydney Category:Sydney City Council elections Sydney