1851 New South Wales colonial election

Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1851 October 2021 October 2021 1851 New South Wales colonial election New South Wales Flag of the United Kingdom.svg parliamentary no 1848 New South Wales colonial election 1848 1856 New South Wales colonial election 1856 36 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Council 12 – 25 September 1851 1851_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 1851 New South Wales colonial election was held between 12 and 25 September. This election was for 36 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Council. The 1848 election had been for 5 year terms however the parliament had been reconstituted following the separation of Victoria. At the same time the council was expanded from 36 to 54 members. The Legislative Council was a hybrid system with 18 appointed members and 36 elected.NSW num_act teao1851n4179 Electoral Act of 1851 No 4 The Port Philip districts had 6 elected members, which meant there were an additional 18 seats. There were 3 new districts for the northern regions of what would later become Queensland, Stanley, Stanley Boroughs and the pastoral districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa and 7 new pastoral districts in western New South Wales. The other 8 additional seats were distributed among the nineteen counties of New South Wales. The election was conducted with a first past the post system for five year terms.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230771540 Elected members of the Legislative Council 113 10 October 1851 2021-10-31 1622 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230771582 Proclamation: appointments to the Legislative Council 114 13 October 1851 24 April 2019 1640 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 £100 or occupied a house at £10 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 In 14 out of 31 districts the candidate was elected unopposed, including all eight pastoral districts, which were seen as representing the interests of squatters.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60147132 Who represents the colony? The Empire 10 December 1853 23 April 2019 4 Trove In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. There would not be another general election for the Legislative Council until 1978. Key dates Date Event 25 to 27 July 1848 Nominations for candidates for the election.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230770476 Writs for a general election 88 1 August 1851 2021-10-31 1267 Trove 12 – 25 September 1851 Polling days. 14 October 1851 Opening of Legislative Council.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12931253 Legislative Council The Sydney Morning Herald 15 October 1851 2021-10-31 2 Trove Results Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election New South Wales colonial election, 12 – 25 September 1851 Legislative Council New South Wales colonial election 1843 1851 10,201 0 0 10,201 36 |} See also Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1851–1856 Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election References Category:Elections in New South Wales New South Wales Colonial Election, 1851 New South Wales Colonial Election, 1851 New South Wales Colonial Election, 1851 Category:1840s in New South Wales