Electoral district of County of Cumberland
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| County of Cumberland New South Wales—Legislative Council |
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Cumberland county in modern New South Wales
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| State | New South Wales |
| Created | 1843 |
| Abolished | 1856 |
| Namesake | Cumberland County |
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The Electoral district of County of Cumberland was an electorate of the semi-elected unicameral New South Wales Legislative Council.[1]
It was created by the 1843 Electoral Districts Act and returned two members.[1]
It was abolished along with the original Council in 1856 prior to the establishment of the first bi-cameral Parliament of New South Wales.
Members
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
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| Charles Cowper | Jul 1843 – Feb 1850 [2] | William Lawson | Jul 1843 – Jun 1848 [3] |
| Nelson Lawson | Aug 1848 – Feb 1849 [4] | ||
| James Byrnes | Mar 1850 – Jun 1851 [5] | Robert Fitzgerald | Mar 1849 – Feb 1856 [6] |
| John Darvall | Sep 1851 – Feb 1856 [7] |
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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., Act No. 16 of 23 February 1843. Retrieved on 11 September 2014.
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