Electoral results for the district of Cumberland (North Riding)

Cumberland North Riding, 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]

Election Member Party Member Party
1856   John Darvall None   James Pye None
June 1856 by
October 1856 by
1857 by   Thomas Smith None
1858   Henry Parkes None
1858 by   John Plunkett None

Election results

1858 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1858 Cumberland (North Riding) colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1858 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election
Monday 13 September [4]
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.[4]

1858

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Cumberland (North Riding).[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Cumberland (North Riding)
28 January [5]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Smith (re-elected 1) 716 36.6
Henry Parkes (elected 2) 633 32.4
Richard Hill 606 31.0
Total formal votes 1,955 100.0
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 1,955 43.8
The sitting member James Pye unsuccessfully contested Parramatta.

1857 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1857 Cumberland (North Riding) colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1857 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election
Friday 11 December [6]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Smith (elected) 394 57.4
Henry Parkes 292 42.6
Total formal votes 686 100.0
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 686 30.8
The by-election was caused by the resignation of John Darvall in November 1857.[6]

October 1856 by-election

This section is an excerpt from October 1856 Cumberland (North Riding) colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1856 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election
Thursday 16 October [7]
Candidate Votes %
John Darvall (elected) 560 68.0
James Byrnes 264 32.0
Total formal votes 824 100.0
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 824 42.9
The by-election was caused by the appointment of John Darvall as Solicitor General in the Parker ministry.[7]

June 1856 by-election

This section is an excerpt from June 1856 Cumberland (North Riding) colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1856 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election
Thursday 19 June [8]
Candidate Votes %
John Darvall (elected) 483 68.8
Patrick Hogan 219 31.2
Total formal votes 702 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 702 36.6
The by-election was caused by the appointment of John Darvall as Solicitor General in the Donaldson ministry.[8]

1856

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Cumberland (North Riding).[edit]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Cumberland (North Riding) [9]
Candidate Votes %
John Darvall (elected 1) 442 28.7
James Pye (elected 2) 401 26.1
William Sherwin 376 24.4
Patrick Hogan 319 20.7
Robert Fitzgerald 1 0.06
Total formal votes 1,539 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 849 45.7
Polling was conducted on 4 April 1856. Both Darvall and Fitzgerald represented the County of Cumberland in the old Legislative Council.

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cumberland North Riding". 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. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Cumberland North Riding". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1857 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b Green, Antony. "October 1856 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  8. ^ a b Green, Antony. "June 1856 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Cumberland (North Riding)". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.