Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1851
The1851 New South Wales colonial election , was held between 12 and 25 September. It involved a re-distribution of electorates as a result of theseparation of Victoria , which had 6 seats in the previous council, and the expansion of the council from 24 elected members to 36 elected members representing 31 electorates. The major changes were the addition of 8pastoral districts and the separate representation for the northern regions of what would later become Queensland. These had previously been a part of the single district ofGloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley and from 1851 were covered by the separate districts ofStanley ,Stanley Boroughs and thepastoral districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa . The other 8 additional seats were distributed among thenineteen counties of New South Wales .
In 14 out of 31 districts the candidate was elected unopposed, including all eight pastoral districts, which were seen as representing the interests ofsquatters .[ 1]
In 1856 theunicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an electedLegislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council.
There would not be another general election for the Legislative Council until1978 .
Results by district [ edit ] Clarence and Darling Downs [ edit ] Cook and Westmoreland [ edit ] Two members to be elected
Cumberland Boroughs [ edit ] Two members to be elected
Gloucester and Macquarie [ edit ] Lachlan and Lower Darling [ edit ] Liverpool Plains and Gwydir [ edit ] Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa[ edit ] Murray and St Vincent [ edit ] New England and Macleay [ edit ] North Eastern Boroughs [ edit ] Northumberland and Hunter [ edit ] Two members to be elected
Northumberland Boroughs [ edit ] Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh[ edit ] Roxburgh and Wellington [ edit ] Three members to be elected
Wellington and Bligh [ edit ]
Elections Members Towns Counties Pastoral districts Victoria Queensland