Electoral district of King and Georgiana
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King and Georgiana was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, named after King and Georgiana counties, including Yass and Taralga. Its only member was Peter Faucett. It was largely replaced by the electoral district of Yass Plains in 1859.[1]
Members for King and Georgiana
editMember | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Faucett [2] | None | 1856–1859 |
Election results
edit1856
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Faucett (elected) | 199 | 71.6 | |
Isaac Shepherd | 79 | 28.4 | |
Total formal votes | 278 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 278 | 43.9 |
1858
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Faucett (re-elected) | unopposed |
References
edit- ^ An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Peter Faucett (1813–1894)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1856 King and Georgiana". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1858 King and Georgiana". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.