The Electoral district of County of Camden was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor.[1]
The 1851 Electoral Act increased the number of members in the Council from 36[1] to 54, 18 to be appointed and 36 elected.[2] From this time the district was split into two divisions each returning one member; the Eastern division of the County of Camden and the Western division of the County of Camden.[2] 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 electorates of Eastern Division of Camden and Western Division of Camden.
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election § Western Camden.[]
1851 New South Wales colonial election, 22 September: Western Camden [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Macarthur
189
70.52
Dr William Sherwin
79
29.48
Total votes
268
100
Voter turnout
66.83%
See also[]
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1843–1851 and 1851-1856
References[]
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"An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council.". ActNo. 16of23 February 1843(PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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"An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council.". ActNo. 48of2 May 1851(PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 9 September 2014.