Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859.[1] It included Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh counties, including Scone, Murrurundi, Dunedoo and Mudgee. It was replaced by Upper Hunter and Mudgee.[2]
Members for Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
John Robertson [3] | None | 1856–1859 |
Election results
1856
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Robertson (elected) | 169 | 74.1 | |
Joseph Docker | 59 | 25.9 | |
Total formal votes | 228 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 228 | 53.3 |
1858
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Robertson (re-elected) | unopposed |
References
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ "An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW)". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1856 Phillip Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1858 Phillip Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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