Electoral district of Eastern Division of Camden

Eastern Division of Camden was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the then British colony of New South Wales from 1856 to 1857. Its name was changed to East Camden in January 1858,^[1] and it was largely replaced by the district of Illawarra in June 1859.^[2]

It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. The electorate was situated in eastern Camden County, which adjoins the Cumberland County (Sydney Basin) to the south, including the Southern Highlands and, to the east, the Illawarra region.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[1]^[7]

Members for Eastern Division of Camden[]

Two members (1856–1859)
Member 1		Party	Term	Member 2		Party	Term
	John Marks	None	1856–1859		Henry Osborne	None	1856–1857
					Robert Owen	None	1858–1859
					John Hargrave	None	1859–1859

Election results[]

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Eastern Division of Camden
22 January ^[8]
Candidate	Votes	%
John Marks (re-elected 1)	789	35.4
Robert Owen (elected 2)	768	34.5
Henry Osborne (defeated)	632	28.4
George Alley	39	1.8
Total formal votes	2,228	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	2,228	68.0

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Mr Robert Owen (1799-1878)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ "An Act to amend the Electoral Law". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2019 – via Australasian Legal Information Institute.
^ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of East Camden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ "Mr John Marks (1827-1885)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Mr Henry Osborne (1808 - 1859)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Mr John Fletcher Hargrave, QC (1815-1885)". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1858 Camden East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[Robert_Owen_NSW_Parl-1] "Mr Robert Owen (1799-1878)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

[1858Act-2] "An Act to amend the Electoral Law". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2019 – via Australasian Legal Information Institute.

[3] Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[Green_East_Camden-4] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of East Camden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[John_Marks_NSW_Parl-5] "Mr John Marks (1827-1885)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[Henry_Osborne_NSW_Parl-6] "Mr Henry Osborne (1808 - 1859)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[John_Hargrave_NSW_Parl-7] "Mr John Fletcher Hargrave, QC (1815-1885)". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

[Results_of_the_1858_New_South_Wales_colonial_election_Green_East_Camden-8] Green, Antony. "1858 Camden East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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