Electoral district of Cumberland (North Riding)

Cumberland (North Riding) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney. It included all of the county north of Parramatta Road and the Great Western Highway, except for the urban electorates of Sydney (City), Sydney Hamlets, Parramatta and Cumberland Boroughs, which included Richmond and Windsor. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.[1] It was abolished in 1859 and the district was divided between Central Cumberland, Windsor, Nepean and St Leonards.[2][3][4][5]

Members for Cumberland (North Riding)

Member Party Term Member Party Term
John Darvall [6] None 1856–1857 James Pye [7] None 1856–1857
Thomas Smith [8] None 1857–1859 Henry Parkes [9] None 1858–1858
John Plunkett [10] None 1858–1859

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Cumberland (North Riding)
This section is an excerpt from 1858 Cumberland (North Riding) colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1858 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election
Monday 13 September [11]
Candidate Votes %
John Plunkett (elected) unopposed  
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Henry Parkes due to financial difficulties with his newspaper The Empire.[11]

References

  1. ^ Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN 978-0-9752354-2-3.
  2. ^ An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019 – via Australasian Legal Information Institute.
  3. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cumberland (North Riding)". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Sir John Bayley Darvall MA, QC (1809-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. ^ "James Pye (1801-1884)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Mr Thomas Whistler Smith (1824-1859)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Mr John Hubert Plunkett, QC (1802-1869)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1858 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.