Electoral results for the district of Sydney Hamlets

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Sydney Hamlets, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1950 until 1971 and from 1988 until 1999.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party Member Party
1856   Stuart Donaldson None   Sir Daniel Cooper None
Jun 1856 by
Oct 1856 by   John Campbell None
1858

Election results[edit]

1858[edit]

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney Hamlets
13 January [4]
Candidate Votes %
John Campbell (re-elected 1) 891 35.1
Sir Daniel Cooper (re-elected 2) 876 34.5
Robert Tooth 773 30.4
Total formal votes 2,540 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,540 34.4

October 1856 by-election[edit]

October 1856 Sydney Hamlets by-election
10 October [5]
Candidate Votes %
John Campbell (elected) 870 55.7
Stuart Donaldson (defeated) 691 44.3
Total formal votes 1,561 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,561 51.6
Stuart Donaldson was appointed Colonial Treasurer in the Parker ministry.[5]

June 1856 by-election[edit]

1856 Sydney Hamlets by-election
Tuesday 17 June [6]
Candidate Votes %
Stuart Donaldson (elected) 883 63.4
John Campbell 510 36.6
Total formal votes 1,393 100.0
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 1,393 46.0
Stuart Donaldson was appointed Colonial Secretary forming the Donaldson ministry.[6]

1856[edit]

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney Hamlets[7]
Candidate Votes %
Daniel Cooper (elected 1) 867 40.9
Stuart Donaldson (elected 2) 688 32.5
Richard Driver 415 19.6
Merion Moriarty 150 7.1
Total formal votes 2,120 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,120 39.8
Polling was conducted on 11 March 1856. Both Donaldson and Cooper served in the old Legislative Council, Donaldson representing Sydney Hamlets and Cooper Murray and St Vincent.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney Hamlets". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  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.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Sydney Hamlets". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b Green, Antony. "October 1856 Sydney Hamlets by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b Green, Antony. "June 1856 Sydney Hamlets by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Sydney Hamlets". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.