Electoral district of Sydney Hamlets

Sydney Hamlets
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Sydney Hamlets; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
State	New South Wales
Created	1856
Abolished	1859
Coordinates	33°55′S 151°10′E / 33.917°S 151.167°E

Sydney Hamlets was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the British colony of New South Wales created in 1856 and abolished in 1859. The district was established in 1856 with the new parliament, consisting of the elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council, which replaced the unicameral Legislative Council in which 36 of the 54 members were elected and the other 18 were appointed^[1]^[2]

History

The district including what were then outer suburbs of Sydney and are now the inner suburbs of Paddington, Surry Hills, Redfern, Chippendale, Glebe, Camperdown, O'Connell Town (Newtown), Balmain, North Sydney, Kirribilli and McMahons Point. The district had been represented by the Legislative Council district of Sydney Hamlets and the final member was Stuart Donaldson.

Sydney Hamlets was won and held by the first Premier of New South Wales, Stuart Donaldson, for the duration of his premiership. Sydney Hamlets elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.^[3]^[4]

In 1859 the district was abolished and replaced with the electorates of Paddington, Glebe, Newtown and St Leonards.^[5] From 1859 Daniel Cooper was the member for Paddington,^[6] while John Campbell was the member for Glebe.^[7]

Members

Member 1	Period	Member 2	Period
Stuart Donaldson ^[8]	1856 (Mar–Oct)	Daniel Cooper ^[6]	1856–1859
John Campbell ^[7]	1856–1859	Daniel Cooper ^[6]	1856–1859

Election results

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney Hamlets
13 January ^[9]
Candidate	Votes	%
John Campbell (re-elected 1)	891	35.1
Sir Daniel Cooper (re-elected 2)	876	34.5
Robert Tooth	773	30.4
Total formal votes	2,540	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	2,540	34.4

Notes

^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Land & Property Information. ISBN 978-0-9752354-2-3.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney Hamlets 1856-1859". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW) (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Sir Daniel Cooper, Bt (1821-1902)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr John Campbell (1802 - 1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ "Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1812-1867)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1858 Sydney Hamlets". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[1] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[2] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[3] Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Land & Property Information. ISBN 978-0-9752354-2-3.

[4] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney Hamlets 1856-1859". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[1858Act-5] An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW) (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[Daniel_Cooper_NSW_Parl-6] "Sir Daniel Cooper, Bt (1821-1902)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[John_Campbell_NSW_Parl-7] "Mr John Campbell (1802 - 1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

[Stuart_Donaldson_NSW_Parl-8] "Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1812-1867)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[9] Green, Antony. "1858 Sydney Hamlets". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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