Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
King and Georgiana was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, named after King and Georgiana counties, including Yass and Taralga. Its only member was Peter Faucett. It was largely replaced by the electoral district of Yass Plains in 1859.[1]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § King and Georgiana.[]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: King and Georgiana [3]
Candidate
Votes
%
Peter Faucett (elected)
199
71.6
Isaac Shepherd
79
28.4
Total formal votes
278
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
278
43.9
Polling was conducted on 7 April 1856. James Chisholm, the member of the Legislative Council for Counties of King and Georgiana, did not contest the election.
1858[]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § King and Georgiana.[]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: King and Georgiana 8 February [4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Peter Faucett (re-elected)
unopposed
References[]
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"An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". ActNo. 20of24 November 1858(PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.