Electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh
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
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
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John Robertson [3] | None | 1856–1859 |
Election results
[edit]1856
[edit]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
[edit]Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Robertson (re-elected) | unopposed |
References
[edit]- ^ 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) (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. 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.