1859 New South Wales colonial election

Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1859 September 2019 September 2019 1859 New South Wales colonial election New South Wales Flag of the United Kingdom.svg parliamentary no 1858 New South Wales colonial election 1858 1860 New South Wales colonial election 1860 All 80 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly41 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 9 June 1859 – 7 July 1859 100px Charles Cowper 6F94CD Government East Sydney 34http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18642578 OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser XVII 1760 New South Wales, Australia 1 September 1859 27 May 2024 2 National Library of Australiahttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60399018 THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Empire 2,442 New South Wales, Australia 25 July 1859 31 May 2024 4 National Library of Australia 100px William Forster F4DEB6 Opposition Queanbeyan 27 1859_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 Charles Cowper Charles Cowperhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13030060 The Sydney Morning Herald. The Sydney Morning Herald XL 6623 New South Wales, Australia 30 August 1859 28 May 2024 4 National Library of Australia The 1859 New South Wales colonial election was held between 9 June and 7 July 1859. This election was for all of the 80 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 58 single-member constituencies, seven 2-member constituencies and two 4-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system. Suffrage was limited to adult white males. The previous parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 11 April 1859 by the Governor, Sir William Denison, on the advice of the Premier, Charles Cowper. There was no recognisable party structure at this election; instead the government was determined by a loose, shifting factional system. Reporters from the Maitland Mercury recognised 22 members as being part of the government, while 17 members were part of the opposition. Other members were either not sitting, not recognised by the reporters, or a member of the crossbench. Key dates Date Event 11 April 1859 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 7 June to 26 June 1859 Nominations for candidates for the election closed. 9 June to 7 July 1859 Polling days. 30 August 1859 Opening of new Parliament. Results Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = New South Wales colonial election, 9 June 1859 – 7 July 1859Antony Green Antony Green 1859 election totals https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1859/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 = 1858 | forward = 1860 | enrolled = 78,231 | total_votes = 52,153 | turnout % = 52.54There were 15 uncontested districts and turnout is based on the roll of 65,630 for the contested districts. | turnout chg = +9.45 | informal = 26 | informal % = 0.08 | informal chg = +0.08 }} 52,153 80 |} + Parliament structure based on Reporters from the Maitland Mercury. Government Opposition Crossbench William Arnold Gilbert Eliott William Cape James Atkinson William Forster Edward Close Lyttleton Bayley James Hart Stephen Dark James Byrnes John Hay Edward Flood John Campbell Arthur Hodgson William Handcock Charles Cowper Nicolas Hyeronimus Clark Irving William Dalley Samuel Lyons Robert Jamison Daniel Cooper William Macleay Andrew Loder John Douglas James Martin George Lord Daniel Egan Augustus Morris Randolph Nott John Garrett Terence Murray Henry Parkes John Hargrave William Piddington William Roberts Richard Jones John Plunkett William Windeyer John Lang William Russell Robert Wisdom John Laycock Saul Samuel Alexander McArthur Edward Sayers George Oakes William Wild John Richardson John Robertson Henry Rotton Alexander Scott Elias Weekes 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, 1859–1860 Candidates of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election 1859 New South Wales Colonial Election Category:1859 elections in Australia 1859 New South Wales Colonial Election Category:June 1859 in Australia Category:July 1859 in Australia