The Electoral district of Pastoral District of Murrumbidgee was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. It was a new electorate created in 1851 by the expansion of the Legislative Council to 54, 18 to be appointed and 36 elected.[1] The district is located in the west of the state and was named after the Murrumbidgee River. Polling was to occur in the towns of Tumut, Gundagai, Albury, Wagga Wagga, Moulamein and Yass.[1]
| Pastoral District of Murrumbidgee New South Wales—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Created | 1851 |
| Abolished | 1856 |
In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Murrumbidgee.
Members
edit| Member | Term |
|---|---|
| George Macleay [2] | Sep 1851 – Feb 1856 |
Election results
edit1851
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Macleay | unopposed | ||
References
edit- ^ a b An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (48). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 2 May 1851. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Sir George Macleay, KCMG (1809–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Murrumbidgee district". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.