Electoral results for the district of Cumberland Boroughs

Cumberland Boroughs, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1856 and abolished in 1859.[1][2][3][4]

Election Member Party
1856   William Bowman None
1858   William Dalley None

Election results

1858

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Cumberland Boroughs.[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Cumberland Boroughs
22 January [5]
Candidate Votes %
William Dalley (elected) 246 52.1
William Bowman (defeated) 168 35.6
William Redman 58 12.3
Total formal votes 472 100.0
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 472 65.7
William Dalley had been defeated as a sitting member for Sydney City.

1856

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Cumberland Boroughs.[edit]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Cumberland Boroughs [6]
Candidate Votes %
William Bowman (elected) 129 28.2
Ralph Robey 124 27.1
William Redman 115 25.1
Robert Ross 90 19.7
Total formal votes 458 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 458 65.9
Polling was conducted on 8 April 1856. Bowman represented this seat in the old Legislative Council.

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr William Bowman (1800-1874)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr William Bede Dalley (1831–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Cumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Cumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.