Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1843
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
County of Argyle
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 19 June:
County of Argyle [1] Candidate | Votes | % |
William Bradley | unopposed | |
County of Bathurst
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 19 June:
County of Bathurst [2] Candidate | Votes | % |
Francis Lord | 66 | 60.00 |
W Lane | 44 | 40.00 |
Total votes | 110 | 100.00 |
County of Camden
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 24 June:
County of Camden [3] Candidate | Votes | % |
Roger Therry | 146 | 51.77 |
Charles Cowper | 136 | 48.23 |
Total votes | 282 | 100.00 |
Counties of Cook and Westmoreland
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 16 June:
Counties of Cook and Westmoreland [4] Candidate | Votes | % |
John Panton | 112 | 65.12 |
George Bowman | 60 | 34.88 |
Total votes | 172 | 100.00 |
County of Cumberland
Two members to be elected
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 3 July:
County of Cumberland [5] 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
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 19 June:
Cumberland Boroughs [6] Candidate | Votes | % |
William Bowman | 127 | 50.20 |
Robert Fitzgerald | 126 | 49.80 |
Total votes | 253 | 100.00 |
County of Durham
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 24 June:
County of Durham [7] Candidate | 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
Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh
Town of Melbourne
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 17 June:
Town of Melbourne [10] Candidate | Votes | % |
Henry Condell | 295 | 53.06 |
Edward Curr | 261 | 46.94 |
Total votes | 556 | 100.00 |
Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana
County of Northumberland
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 19 June:
County of Northumberland [12] Candidate | Votes | % |
William Foster | unopposed | |
Northumberland Boroughs
Town of Parramatta
Port Phillip
Five members to be elected
Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland
Town of Sydney
Two members to be elected
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 15 June:
Town of Sydney [19] 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 |
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