Electoral district of Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington

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Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington
New South Wales—Legislative Council
StateNew South Wales
Created1843
Abolished1851
NamesakeRoxburgh County, Phillip County, Wellington County

The Electoral district of Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington and from 1851, Roxburgh and Wellington, was an electorate of the partially elected New South Wales Legislative Council, created for the first elections for the Council in 1843.[1] The electoral district included the western counties of Roxburgh, Phillip, Wellington County.[1] Polling took place at Montefiores, Mudgee, Bathurst and Hartley.[2] The County of Phillip was removed from the district with the expansion of the Council in 1851 and became part of the Counties of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh.[3]

At all four elections, there was only one candidate who was therefore elected unopposed. In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorates of Roxburgh and Wellington (County).

Members[edit]

District name Member Term
Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington William Suttor Sr. [4] Jun 1843 – Jun 1851
Roxburgh and Wellington Jul 1851 – Sep 1854
Saul Samuel [5] Oct 1854 – Feb 1856

Election results[edit]

1843[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1843 New South Wales colonial election § Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington.[edit]
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 26 June:
Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington [6]
Candidate Votes %
William Suttor Sr. unopposed  

1848[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1848 New South Wales colonial election § Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington.[edit]
1848 New South Wales colonial election, 31 July:
Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington [7]
Candidate Votes %
William Suttor Sr. (elected) unopposed  

1851[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election § Roxburgh and Wellington.[edit]
1851 New South Wales colonial election, 24 September:
Counties of Roxburgh and Wellington [8]
Candidate Votes %
William Suttor Sr. unopposed  

1854[edit]

1854 Counties of Roxburgh and Wellington by-election
Monday 16 October [9]
Candidate Votes %
Saul Samuel unopposed  

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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 (PDF) (16). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 23 February 1843. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Polling places". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ^ An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (48). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 2 May 1851. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr William Henry Suttor (Senior) (1805–1877)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Sir Saul Samuel (1820-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Nomination day for Roxburgh". Bathurst Advocate. 29 July 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Counties of Roxburgh and Wellington". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "Roxburgh and Wellington election - nomination day". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 October 1854. p. 5. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Trove.
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