Electoral district of Sydney City

Sydney City was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, when it was split into the electorates of East Sydney and West Sydney.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Members for Sydney City[]

	Party	Term		Party	Term		Party	Term		Party	Term
Henry Parkes ^[5]	None	1856–1856	James Wilshire ^[6]	None	1856–1858	Robert Campbell ^[7]	None	1856–1859	Charles Cowper ^[8]	None	1856–1859
William Dalley ^[9]	None	1856–1858	James Wilshire ^[6]	None	1856–1858
Robert Tooth ^[10]	None	1858–1859	George Thornton ^[11]	None	1858–1859

Election results[]

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney City
15 January ^[12]
Candidate	Votes	%
George Thornton (elected 1)	3,666	21.4
Robert Tooth (elected 2)	2,411	14.1
Robert Campbell (re-elected 3)	2,158	12.6
Charles Cowper (re-elected 4)	2,099	12.2
William Dalley (defeated)	2,035	11.9
Frank Fowler	1,762	10.3
James Wilshire (defeated)	1,557	18.7
William Allen	1,474	8.6
Total formal votes	17,164	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	17,164	39.7

Robert Tooth had unsuccessfully contested Sydney Hamlets.

References[]

^ "An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW)". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney City". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Mr James Thompson Wilshire (1837-1909)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Mr Robert Campbell [2] (1804-1859)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807-1875)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Mr William Bede Dalley (1831–1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Mr Robert Tooth (1821-1893)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Mr George Thornton (1819-1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1858 Sydney City". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[1858Act-1] "An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW)". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[2] Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[3] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[Green_Sydney_City-4] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney City". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[Henry_Parkes_NSW_parl-5] "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[James_Wilshire_NSW_parl-6] "Mr James Thompson Wilshire (1837-1909)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[Robert_Campbell_NSW_parl-7] "Mr Robert Campbell [2] (1804-1859)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[Charles_Cowper_NSW_parl-8] "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807-1875)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[William_Dalley_NSW_parl-9] "Mr William Bede Dalley (1831–1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[Robert_Tooth_NSW_parl-10] "Mr Robert Tooth (1821-1893)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[George_Thornton_NSW_parl-11] "Mr George Thornton (1819-1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[12] Green, Antony. "1858 Sydney City". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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