# Electoral district of City of Sydney

The Electoral district of City of Sydney was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
It was created by the 1843 Electoral Districts Act and initially called the electoral district of Town of Sydney and a first returned two members. With the expansion of the Council in 1851 it elected three members.
In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney City.

## Members

| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
| William Wentworth | June 1843 – April 1854 | William Bland | June 1843 – June 1848 |
| William Wentworth | June 1843 – April 1854 | Robert Lowe | July 1848 – November 1849 |
| William Wentworth | June 1843 – April 1854 | William Bland | December 1849 – June 1850 |
| William Wentworth | June 1843 – April 1854 | John Dunmore Lang | July 1850 – October 1851 | Member 3 | Term |
| William Wentworth | June 1843 – April 1854 | Robert Campbell | November 1851 – February 1856 | John Lamb | September 1851 – February 1853 |
| Henry Parkes | May 1854 – February 1856 | Robert Campbell | November 1851 – February 1856 | William Thurlow | March 1853 – January 1855 |
| Henry Parkes | May 1854 – February 1856 | Robert Campbell | November 1851 – February 1856 | James Robert Wilshire | January 1855 – February 1856 |

## Election results
### 1843

Two members to be elected
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 15 June: Town of Sydney :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Wentworth | William Wentworth | 1,275 | 32.10 |
| William Bland | William Bland | 1,261 | 31.75 |
| Maurice O'Connell Jr. | Maurice O'Connell Jr. | 733 | 18.45 |
| Robert Cooper | Robert Cooper | 365 | 9.19 |
| William Hustler | William Hustler | 338 | 8.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 3,972 | 100.00 |

### 1848

1848 New South Wales colonial election, 28 July: City of Sydney :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Wentworth (elected 1) | William Wentworth (elected 1) | 1,168 | 29 |
| Robert Lowe (elected 2) | Robert Lowe (elected 2) | 1,012 | 25 |
| John Lamb | John Lamb | 950 | 24 |
| William Bland | William Bland | 874 | 22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 4,004 | 100 |

### 1849 by-election

Robert Lowe resigned in November 1849.
City of Sydney by-election 18 December 1849 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Bland | William Bland | 599 | 55.77 |
| Adam Bogue | Adam Bogue | 258 | 24.02 |
| James Wilshire | James Wilshire | 217 | 10.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,074 | 100.00 |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 22.70% | 22.70% |

### 1850 by-election

William Bland resigned in June 1850.
City of Sydney by-election 24 July 1850 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Lang | John Lang | 970 | 50.65 |
| John Holden | John Holden | 945 | 49.35 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,915 | 100.00 |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 49.08% | 49.08% |

### 1851

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 |

### 1851 by-election

John Lang resigned in November 1851.
City of Sydney by-election 18 November 1851 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Campbell | Robert Campbell | 1,306 | 70.79 |
| Adolphus Young | Adolphus Young | 539 | 29.21 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,845 | 100.00 |

### 1853 by-election

John Lamb resigned in February 1853.
City of Sydney by-election 10 March 1853 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Thurlow | William Thurlow | 1,249 | 69.43 |
| Henry Parkes | Henry Parkes | 466 | 25.90 |
| Thomas Holt | Thomas Holt | 84 | 4.67 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,799 | 100.00 |

### 1854 by-election

William Wentworth resigned in April 1854 from the Legislative Council while he went to England to watch over the progress of the Constitution Bill in the British parliament.
City of Sydney by-election 2 May 1854 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry Parkes | Henry Parkes | 1,427 | 64.69 |
| Charles Kemp | Charles Kemp | 779 | 35.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,206 | 100.00 |

### 1855 by-election

William Thurlow resigned in January 1855.
City of Sydney by-election 18 November 1851 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Wilshire | James Wilshire | unopposed | |