1860 New South Wales colonial election

Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in December 1860 September 2019 September 2019 1860 New South Wales colonial election New South Wales Flag of the United Kingdom.svg parliamentary no 1859 New South Wales colonial election 1859 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election 1864–65 All 72 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 6 December 1860 – 24 December 1860 100px John Robertson 6F94CD Government Upper Hunter 38http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28626446 THE ELECTIONS. The Sydney Morning Herald XLII 7039 New South Wales, Australia 29 December 1860 31 May 2024 4 National Library of Australia 100px William Forster F4DEB6 Opposition Queanbeyan 11 1860_New_South_Wales_colonial_election.svg 300px Results of the election, showing winners in each seat. Seats without member charts indicate the electorate returned one member. Premier John Robertson Charles Cowper The 1860 New South Wales colonial election was held between 6 December and 24 December 1860. This election was for all of the 72 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 52 single-member constituencies, six 2-member constituencies and two 4-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system. Suffrage was limited to adult white males. This was the first election after the separation of Queensland in December 1859. The previous parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 10 November 1860 by the Governor, Sir William Denison, on the advice of the Premier, John Robertson. While there was no recognisable party structure at this election, the Sydney Morning Herald identified three main factions in the Legislative Assembly. 38 members were considered to support the government, 11 were in opposition, and a further 23 that supported Henry Parkes or were uncommitted to supporting the government. Although Robertson won the election, he relinquished the premiership to Charles Cowper to concentrate on passing land reform bills as Secretary of Lands. Key dates Date Event 10 November 1860 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 5 December to 21 December 1860 Nominations for candidates for the election closed. 6 December to 24 December 1860 Polling days. 10 January 1861 Opening of new Parliament. Results Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = New South Wales colonial election, 6 December 1860 – 24 December 1860Antony Green Antony Green 1860 election totals https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1860/Totals.htm New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 Parliament of New South Wales 21 September 2019 | house = Legislative Assembly | series = New South Wales colonial election | back = 1859 | forward = 1864–65 | enrolled = 91,410 | total_votes = 46,308 | turnout % = 42.91There were 17 uncontested districts and turnout is based on the roll of 66,581 for the contested districts. | turnout chg = –9.63 | informal = 48 | informal % = 0.17 | informal chg = +0.09 }} 46,308 72 |} References https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/pages/former-members-index.aspx Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006 New South Wales Parliament See also Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1860–1864 Candidates of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election 1860 Category:1860 elections in Australia Category:1860s in New South Wales Category:December 1860 in Australia