Results of the 1843 New South Wales colonial election

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The 1843 New South Wales colonial election, the first in the colony, was held between 15 June and 3 July 1843, to elect 24 members from 18 electoral districts. Each district returned 1 member except for Port Phillip which returned 5 members while County of Cumberland, and Town of Sydney returned 2 each.

Results by district

County of Argyle

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 19 June:
County of Argyle [1]
Candidate Votes %
William Bradley unopposed  %

County of Bathurst

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 19 June:
County of Bathurst [2]
Candidate Votes %
Francis Lord 66 60.00%
W Lane 44 40.00%
Total votes 293 100.00%

County of Camden

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 24 June:
County of Camden [3]
Candidate Votes %
Roger Therry 146 51.77%
Charles Cowper 136 48.23%
Total votes 282 100.00%

Counties of Cook and Westmoreland

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 16 June:
Counties of Cook and Westmoreland [4]
Candidate Votes %
John Panton 112 65.12%
George Bowman 60 34.88%
Total votes 172 100.00%

County of Cumberland

Two members to be elected

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 3 July:
County of Cumberland [5]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper 504 29.18%
William Lawson 383 22.18%
James Macarthur 372 21.54%
Bob Nichols 334 19.34%
Ryan Brenan 134 7.76%
Total votes 1,727 100.00%

Cumberland Boroughs

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 19 June:
Cumberland Boroughs [6]
Candidate Votes %
William Bowman 127 50.20%
Robert Fitzgerald 126 49.80%
Total votes 253 100.00%

County of Durham

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 24 June:
County of Durham [7]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Windeyer 122 49.19%
William Ogilvie 71 28.63%
Andrew Lang 55 22.18%
Total votes 248 100.00%

Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 23 June:
Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley [8]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Macleay 142 79.78%
Charles Windeyer 36 20.22%
Total votes 178 100.00%

Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 24 June:
Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh [9]
Candidate Votes %
William Dumaresq 58 52.25%
Henry Dangar 34 30.63%
Donald McIntyre 19 17.12%
Total votes 111 100.00%

Town of Melbourne

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 17 June:
Town of Melbourne [10]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Condell 295 53.06%
Edward Curr 261 46.94%
Total votes 556 100.00%

Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 22 June:
Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana [11]
Candidate Votes %
Terence Murray unopposed  %

County of Northumberland

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 19 June:
County of Northumberland [12]
Candidate Votes %
William Foster unopposed  %

Northumberland Boroughs

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 20 June:
Northumberland Boroughs [13]
Candidate Votes %
D'Arcy Wentworth 121 52.84%
Alexander Walker Scott 108 47.16%
Total votes 229 100.00%

Town of Parramatta

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 16 June:
Town of Parramatta [14]
Candidate Votes %
Hannibal Macarthur unopposed  %

Port Phillip

Five members to be elected

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 20 June:
Port Phillip [15][16]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Ebden 228 19.69%
Thomas Walker 217 18.74%
Charles Nicholson 206 17.79%
Alexander Thomson 184 15.89%
John Dunmore Lang 166 14.34%
Sir Thomas Mitchell 157 13.56%
Total votes 1,158 100.00%

Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 26 June:
Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington [17]
Candidate Votes %
William Suttor Sr. unopposed  %

Counties of St Vincent and Auckland

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 21 June:
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland [18]
Candidate Votes %
John Coghill unopposed  %

Town of Sydney

Two members to be elected

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 15 June:
Town of Sydney [19]
Candidate Votes %
William Wentworth 1,275 32.10%
William Bland 1,261 31.75%
Maurice O'Connell Jr. 733 18.45%
Robert Cooper 365 9.19%
William Hustler 338 8.51%
Total votes 3,972 100.00%

See also

References

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