# Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election

The 1851 New South Wales colonial election, was held between 12 and 25 September. It involved a re-distribution of electorates as a result of the separation of Victoria, which had 6 seats in the previous council, and the expansion of the council from 24 elected members to 36 elected members representing 31 electorates. The major changes were the addition of 8 pastoral districts and the separate representation for the northern regions of what would later become Queensland. These had previously been a part of the single district of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley and from 1851 were covered by the separate districts of Stanley, Stanley Boroughs and the pastoral districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa. The other 8 additional seats were distributed among the nineteen counties of New South Wales.
In 14 out of 31 districts the candidate was elected unopposed, including all eight pastoral districts, which were seen as representing the interests of squatters.
In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council.
There would not be another general election for the Legislative Council until 1978.

## Results by district
### Argyle

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 18 September: County of Argyle :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Charles Nicholson | Charles Nicholson | unopposed | |

### Bathurst

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 19 September: County of Bathurst :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Bligh | James Bligh | 75 | 58.59 |
| Francis Lord | Francis Lord | 53 | 41.41 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 128 | 100.00 |

### Eastern Camden

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September: Eastern Camden :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry Osborne | Henry Osborne | 308 | 62.60 |
| James Wilshire | James Wilshire | 184 | 37.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 492 | 100 |

### Western Camden

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September: Western Camden :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Macarthur | James Macarthur | 189 | 70.52 |
| Dr William Sherwin | Dr William Sherwin | 79 | 29.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 268 | 100 |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 66.83% | 66.83% |

### Clarence and Darling Downs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September: Pastoral Districts of Clarence and Darling Downs :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Leslie | George Leslie | unopposed | |

### Cook and Westmoreland

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September: Counties of Cook and Westmoreland :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Martin | James Martin | 94 | 57.32 |
| Alexander Longmore | Alexander Longmore | 70 | 42.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 164 | 100 |

### Cumberland

Two members to be elected
1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September: County of Cumberland :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Darvall | John Darvall | 306 | 27.39 |
| Robert Fitzgerald | Robert Fitzgerald | 297 | 26.59 |
| Charles Cowper | Charles Cowper | 295 | 26.41 |
| James Byrnes | James Byrnes | 219 | 19.61 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,117 | 100.00 |

### Cumberland Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September: Cumberland Boroughs :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Holden | John Holden | 123 | 55.9 |
| William Bowman | William Bowman | 97 | 44.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 220 | 100 |

### Durham

Two members to be elected
1851 New South Wales colonial election, 24 September: County of Durham :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Stuart Donaldson | Stuart Donaldson | 239 | 34.94 |
| Charles Cowper | Charles Cowper | 231 | 33.77 |
| Adolphus Young | Adolphus Young | 169 | 24.71 |
| Edward Hunt | Edward Hunt | 45 | 6.58 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 684 | 100 |

### Gloucester and Macquarie

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September: Counties of Gloucester and Macquarie :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Phillip King | Phillip King | 129 | 61.72 |
| Joseph Simmons | Joseph Simmons | 80 | 38.28 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 209 | 100.00 |

### King and Georgiana

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September: Counties of King and Georgiana :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Chisholm | James Chisholm | unopposed | |

### Lachlan and Lower Darling

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 26 September: Pastoral Districts of Lachlan and Lower Darling :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Macarthur | William Macarthur | unopposed | |

### Liverpool Plains and Gwydir

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September: Pastoral Districts of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Augustus Morris | Augustus Morris | unopposed | |

### Maneroo

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 25 September: Pastoral District of Maneroo :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Arthur Jeffreys | Arthur Jeffreys | unopposed | |

### Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 25 September: Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Francis Edward Bigge | Francis Edward Bigge | unopposed | |

### Murray and St Vincent

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September: Counties of Murray and St Vincent :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alick Osborne | Alick Osborne | 103 | 56.91 |
| Charles Campbell | Charles Campbell | 78 | 43.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 181 | 100.00 |

### Murrumbidgee

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 24 September: Pastoral District of Murrumbidgee :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Macleay | George Macleay | unopposed | |

### New England and Macleay

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September: Pastoral Districts of New England and Macleay :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Matthew Henry Marsh | Matthew Henry Marsh | unopposed | |

### North Eastern Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September: North Eastern Boroughs :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edward Flood | Edward Flood | 47 | 55.95 |
| Charles Kemp | Charles Kemp | 37 | 44.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 84 | 100.00 |

### Northumberland and Hunter

Two members to be elected
1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September: Counties of Northumberland and Hunter :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry Douglass | Henry Douglass | 258 | 37.23 |
| George Bowman | George Bowman | 235 | 33.91 |
| Daniel Egan | Daniel Egan | 200 | 28.86 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 693 | 100.00 |

### Northumberland Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 17 September: Northumberland Boroughs :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bob Nichols | Bob Nichols | unopposed | |

### Parramatta

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September: Town of Parramatta :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Oakes | George Oakes | 120 | 72.31 |
| Alfred Kennerley | Alfred Kennerley | 10 | 7.69 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 130 | 100.00 |

### Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September: Counties of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Dumaresq | William Dumaresq | 41 | 52.56 |
| Robert Campbell | Robert Campbell | 37 | 47.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 78 | 100 |

### Roxburgh and Wellington

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 24 September: Counties of Roxburgh and Wellington :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Suttor Sr. | William Suttor Sr. | unopposed | |

### Southern Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September: Southern Boroughs :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Terence Murray | Terence Murray | unopposed | |

### Stanley Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 12 September: Stanley Boroughs :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Richard Jones | Richard Jones | 114 | 52.78 |
| Henry Hughes | Henry Hughes | 102 | 47.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 216 | 100.00 |

### Stanley

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 13 September: County of Stanley :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Richardson | John Richardson | 57 | 65.52 |
| William Wilson | William Wilson | 30 | 34.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 87 | 100.00 |

### City of Sydney

Three members to be elected
1851 New South Wales colonial election, 16 September: City of Sydney :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Lang | John Lang | 1,197 | 24.13 |
| William Wentworth | William Wentworth | 1,004 | 20.24 |
| John Lamb | John Lamb | 998 | 20.12 |
| Alexander Longmore | Alexander Longmore | 888 | 17.90 |
| Charles Cowper | Charles Cowper | 873 | 17.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 4,960 | 100.00 |

### Sydney Hamlets

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September: Sydney Hamlets :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Smart | Thomas Smart | 255 | 52.04 |
| William Thurlow | William Thurlow | 144 | 29.39 |
| Joshua Josephson | Joshua Josephson | 91 | 18.57 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 490 | 100 |

### Wellington and Bligh

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 25 September: Pastoral Districts of Wellington and Bligh :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Bettington | James Bettington | unopposed | |

### Western Boroughs

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September: Western Boroughs :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Arthur Holroyd | Arthur Holroyd | unopposed | |