election results for Cumberland North Riding, New South Wales, Australia
Cumberland North Riding , an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1856 and abolished in 1859.[1] [2] [3]
Election results [ ]
1858 by-election [ ]
This section is an excerpt from 1858 Cumberland (North Riding) colonial by-election § Result .[ ]
1858 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election Monday 13 September [4]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Plunkett (elected)
unopposed
The by-election was caused by the resignation of
Henry Parkes due to financial difficulties with his newspaper
The Empire .
[4]
1858 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Cumberland (North Riding) .[ ]
1858 New South Wales colonial election : Cumberland (North Riding) 28 January [5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas Smith (re-elected 1)
716
36.6
Henry Parkes (elected 2)
633
32.4
Richard Hill
606
31.0
Total formal votes
1,955
100.0
Informal votes
0
0
Turnout
1,955
43.8
The sitting member
James Pye unsuccessfully contested
Parramatta .
1857 by-election [ ]
This section is an excerpt from 1857 Cumberland (North Riding) colonial by-election § Result .[ ]
1857 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election Friday 11 December [6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas Smith (elected)
394
57.4
Henry Parkes
292
42.6
Total formal votes
686
100.0
Informal votes
0
0
Turnout
686
30.8
The by-election was caused by the resignation of
John Darvall in November 1857.
[6]
October 1856 by-election [ ]
This section is an excerpt from October 1856 Cumberland (North Riding) colonial by-election § Result .[ ]
1856 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election Thursday 16 October [7]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Darvall (elected)
560
68.0
James Byrnes
264
32.0
Total formal votes
824
100.0
Informal votes
0
0
Turnout
824
42.9
The by-election was caused by the appointment of
John Darvall as
Solicitor General in the
Parker ministry .
[7]
June 1856 by-election [ ]
This section is an excerpt from June 1856 Cumberland (North Riding) colonial by-election § Result .[ ]
1856 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election Thursday 19 June [8]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Darvall (elected)
483
68.8
Patrick Hogan
219
31.2
Total formal votes
702
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
702
36.6
The by-election was caused by the appointment of
John Darvall as
Solicitor General in the
Donaldson ministry .
[8]
1856 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Cumberland (North Riding) .[ ]
1856 New South Wales colonial election : Cumberland (North Riding) [9]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Darvall (elected 1)
442
28.7
James Pye (elected 2)
401
26.1
William Sherwin
376
24.4
Patrick Hogan
319
20.7
Robert Fitzgerald
1
0.06
Total formal votes
1,539
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
849
45.7
Polling was conducted on 4 April 1856. Both Darvall and Fitzgerald represented the
County of Cumberland in the old Legislative Council.
References [ ]
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