Electoral_district_of_County_of_Stanley

Electoral district of County of Stanley

Electoral district of County of Stanley

Former legislative council electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

For similarly named electorates, see Electoral district of Stanley.

The Electoral district of County of Stanley was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. It was a new electorate created in 1851 by the expansion of the Legislative Council to 54 members, with 18 to be appointed and 36 elected.[1] The previous district of Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley was split into the districts of Gloucester & Macquarie, Stanley and Stanley Boroughs, which included North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and Ipswich.[1]

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In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Electoral district of Stanley County.

Members

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Election results

1851

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election § Stanley.[edit]

1854 (1)

John Richardson resigned in March 1854.

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As the votes were tied, the returning officer had a casting vote which he gave for Arthur Hodgson.[6]

1854 (2)

Arthur Hodgson's election was declared void.[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (48). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 2 May 1851. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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    "Mr John Richardson (1810-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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    "Sir Arthur Hodgson (1818-1902)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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    "The Reverend John Dunmore Lang (1799 - 1878)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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    "County of Stanley election". The Moreton Bay Courier. 20 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.
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    "The Stanley election". The Moreton Bay Courier. 27 May 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2019 – via Trove.
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    "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Stanley election: the declaration of the poll". The Moreton Bay Courier. 19 August 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2019 – via Trove.
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