# Electoral district of Central Cumberland

Central Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1894, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney, although the then built-up areas were in other electorates. It elected two members simultaneously from 1859 to 1885, three members from 1885 to 1889 and four members from 1889 to 1894, with voters casting a vote for each vacancy. In 1894, multi-member electorates were abolished and replaced by single-member electorates.

## Members for Central Cumberland

Two members (1859–1885) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | John Laycock | None | 1859–1864 | | James Atkinson | None | 1859–1863 |
| | John Laycock | None | 1859–1864 | | Allan Macpherson | None | 1863–1868 |
| | John Hay | None | 1864–1867 | | Allan Macpherson | None | 1863–1868 |
| | John Lackey | None | 1867–1885 | | Allan Macpherson | None | 1863–1868 |
| | John Lackey | None | 1867–1885 | | Samuel Lyons | None | 1868–1869 |
| | John Lackey | None | 1867–1885 | | Edward Flood | None | 1869–1872 |
| | John Lackey | None | 1867–1885 | | John Hurley | None | 1872–1874 |
| | John Lackey | None | 1867–1885 | | Joseph Wearne | None | 1875–1875 |
| | John Lackey | None | 1867–1885 | | William Long | None | 1875–1877 |
| | John Lackey | None | 1867–1885 | | Andrew McCulloch | None | 1877–1885 |
| | Varney Parkes | None | 1885 | | Andrew McCulloch | None | 1877–1885 |
| Three members (1885–1889) ||||||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Varney Parkes | None | 1885–1887 | | Andrew McCulloch | None | 1885–1887 | | Nathaniel Bull | None | 1885–1887 |
| | Varney Parkes | Free Trade | 1887–1888 | | Andrew McCulloch | Free Trade | 1887–1888 | | Frank Farnell | Free Trade | 1887–1889 |
| | John Nobbs | Free Trade | 1888–1889 | | David Buchanan | Protectionist | 1888–1889 | | Frank Farnell | Free Trade | 1887–1889 |
| Four members (1889–1894) ||||||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | John Nobbs | Free Trade | 1889–1893 | | Frank Farnell | Free Trade | 1889–1894 | | Robert Ritchie | Free Trade | 1889–1891 | | John Linsley | Free Trade | 1889–1889 |
| | John Nobbs | Free Trade | 1889–1893 | | Frank Farnell | Free Trade | 1889–1894 | | Robert Ritchie | Free Trade | 1889–1891 | | David Dale | Free Trade | 1889–1894 |
| | John Nobbs | Free Trade | 1889–1893 | | Frank Farnell | Free Trade | 1889–1894 | | Jacob Garrard | Free Trade | 1891–1894 | | David Dale | Free Trade | 1889–1894 |
| | George McCredie | Free Trade | 1893–1894 | | Frank Farnell | Free Trade | 1889–1894 | | Jacob Garrard | Free Trade | 1891–1894 | | David Dale | Free Trade | 1889–1894 |

## Election results

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland Wednesday 17 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Frank Farnell (re-elected 1) | 2,850 | 15.8 |
| | Free Trade | Robert Ritchie (re-elected 2) | 2,491 | 13.8 |
| | Free Trade | John Nobbs (re-elected 3) | 2,435 | 13.5 |
| | Free Trade | David Dale (re-elected 4) | 1,978 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | John Gannon | 1,614 | 9.0 |
| | Protectionist | Cyrus Fuller | 1,449 | 8.0 |
| | Labour | John Marshall | 1,389 | 7.7 |
| | Protectionist | Walter Airey | 1,092 | 6.1 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Thomas Taylor | 1,016 | 5.6 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | John Forsyth | 964 | 5.4 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | John Ferguson | 740 | 4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,018 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,744 | 57.9 |
| | Free Trade hold 4 | Free Trade hold 4 | | |