Electoral district of Stanley Boroughs
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Stanley Boroughs New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | New South Wales |
Created | 1856 |
Abolished | 1859 |
Namesake | County of Stanley |
Stanley Boroughs was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 election, named after the County of Stanley (part of Queensland after 1859) and including the towns of North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and Ipswich. The surrounding rural parts of the County of Stanley were in Stanley County. It was abolished in 1859 and replaced with Brisbane and Ipswich.
Members for Stanley Boroughs
Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | ||
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John Richardson [1] | None | 1856–1859 | Thomas Holt [2] | None | 1856–1857 | ||
Benjamin Cribb [3] | None | 1858–1859 |
Election results
1856
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Thomas Holt (elected 1) | 320 | 32.6 | |
John Richardson (elected 2) | 316 | 32.2 | |
Arthur Macalister | 179 | 18.2 | |
Frederick Forbes | 167 | 17.0 | |
Total formal votes | 983 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 627 | 50.4 |
1858
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Benjamin Cribb (elected 1) | 492 | 43.7 | |
John Richardson (re-elected 2) | 481 | 42.7 | |
Edward Browne | 153 | 13.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,126 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,126 | 37.3 |
References
- ^ "Mr John Richardson (1810-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Thomas Holt (1811-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Benjamin Cribb (1807-1874)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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