The 1843 New South Wales colonial election, the first in the colony, was held between 15 June and 3 July 1843, to elect 24 members from eighteen electoral districts. Each district returned one member, except for Port Phillip which returned five members and County of Cumberland and Town of Sydney which returned two each.
Results by district
editCounty of Argyle
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Bradley | unopposed |
County of Bathurst
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Francis Lord | 66 | 60.00 | |
W Lane | 44 | 40.00 | |
Total votes | 110 | 100.00 |
County of Camden
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Roger Therry | 146 | 51.77 | |
Charles Cowper | 136 | 48.23 | |
Total votes | 282 | 100.00 |
Counties of Cook and Westmoreland
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Panton | 112 | 65.12 | |
George Bowman | 60 | 34.88 | |
Total votes | 172 | 100.00 |
County of Cumberland
editTwo members to be elected
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Cowper | 504 | 29.18 | |
William Lawson | 383 | 22.18 | |
James Macarthur | 372 | 21.54 | |
Bob Nichols | 334 | 19.34 | |
Ryan Brenan | 134 | 7.76 | |
Total votes | 1,727 | 100.00 |
Cumberland Boroughs
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Bowman | 127 | 50.20 | |
Robert Fitzgerald | 126 | 49.80 | |
Total votes | 253 | 100.00 |
County of Durham
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Windeyer | 122 | 49.19 | |
William Ogilvie | 71 | 28.63 | |
Andrew Lang | 55 | 22.18 | |
Total votes | 248 | 100.00 |
Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Alexander Macleay | 142 | 79.78 | |
Charles Windeyer | 36 | 20.22 | |
Total votes | 178 | 100.00 |
Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Dumaresq | 58 | 52.25 | |
Henry Dangar | 34 | 30.63 | |
Donald McIntyre | 19 | 17.12 | |
Total votes | 111 | 100.00 |
Town of Melbourne
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Condell | 295 | 53.06 | |
Edward Curr | 261 | 46.94 | |
Total votes | 556 | 100.00 |
Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Terence Murray | unopposed |
County of Northumberland
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Foster | unopposed |
Northumberland Boroughs
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
D'Arcy Wentworth | 121 | 52.84 | |
Alexander Walker Scott | 108 | 47.16 | |
Total votes | 229 | 100.00 |
Town of Parramatta
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Hannibal Macarthur | unopposed |
Port Phillip
editFive members to be elected
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Ebden | 228 | 19.69 | |
Thomas Walker | 217 | 18.74 | |
Charles Nicholson | 206 | 17.79 | |
Alexander Thomson | 184 | 15.89 | |
John Dunmore Lang | 166 | 14.34 | |
Sir Thomas Mitchell | 157 | 13.56 | |
Total votes | 1,158 | 100.00 |
Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Suttor Sr. | unopposed |
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Coghill | unopposed |
Town of Sydney
editTwo members to be elected
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Wentworth | 1,275 | 32.10 | |
William Bland | 1,261 | 31.75 | |
Maurice O'Connell Jr. | 733 | 18.45 | |
Robert Cooper | 365 | 9.19 | |
William Hustler | 338 | 8.51 | |
Total votes | 3,972 | 100.00 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "County of Argyle". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Bathurst". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "The Camden election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Cook and Westmoreland election". The Australian. 21 June 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Cumberland election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 July 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Cumberland Boroughs election". The Australian. 21 June 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "The election". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 1 July 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Raymond Terrace". The Colonial Observer. 8 July 1843. p. 5. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Hunter, Brisbane, and Bligh election". The Australian. 7 July 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Borough of Melbourne". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 8 July 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "The south western counties". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Northumberland election". The Australian. 19 June 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Election for the Northumberland Boroughs". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 24 June 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Parramatta election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Port Phillip election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 July 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ M. M. H. Thompson (2006). The Seeds of Democracy: Early Elections in Colonial New South Wales. Federation Press. ISBN 978-1-86287-631-6.
- ^ "Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "News from the interior: Braidwood". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "City election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.