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Electors in Hartley in 1856 Date of last update 19/02/2011 12:48 PM |
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In the 1856 elections there were 156 people eligible for voting in the
Cook and Westmorland Electorate. women were not entitled to vote until
1902.
William Cummings by this stage was making a run for the seat of East Macquarie at Bathurst. |
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In 1823 the Legislative Council was established, and it consisted of
five, six or seven members appointed by the Governor. The four official
members of the Legislative Council also constituted the Executive
Council which officiary came into existence on 20th December, 1825. On
the 25th July, 1828 the provisions of the 1823 Act were amended and the
membership of the Council was increased to between 10-15 members. Representative government effectively began in 1843 when a Legislative Council of 36 members with 24 members elected by Colonists was constructed and first met in that year. The franchise was limited by a property qualification to men owning freehold property of a value exceeding £200 or leasing property with an annual value exceeding £20. However, in 1851 this was reduced to £100 and £10. Responsible Government in New South Wales began in 1856 when the New South Wales Constitution Act of 1855 gave the Legislative Council the power to establish a bicameral legislature. The Upper House (Legislative Council) consisted of members nominated for life and The Lower House (Legislative Assembly) was modelled along the lines of House of Commons and its members were to be elected at a general election. Those eligible to vote were:
In 1858 the franchise was extended to all adult males who had lived in an electorate for the preceding six months and were either British citizens by birth or had been naturalised for five years and had lived in the colony for the preceding two. Police, serving members of the armed forces, paupers and prisoners were barred from voting. The property qualification was retained and allowed a man to vote in every electorate where he had the necessary property. In 1893 the property vote was abolished as well as the six month residence requirement, which in effect gave the vote to itinerant workers and shearers and, in 1902 the vote was given to women. |
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Cook and Westmoreland - 1856 (Roll: 895) - 2 to be elected Nominations: Thursday, 27 March 1856, Polling: Friday, 4 April 1856 Candidate Votes Votes % Martin, James (Elected 1) 321 39.48 Jamison, Robert Thomas (Elected 2) 303 37.27 Arkins, John 189 23.25 Formal Votes 813 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 813 45.42 Persons Voting / Turnout 487 54.41 Notes: James Martin represented this seat in the old Legislative Council. Source: Report of nominations SMH 31 March 1856, pp.2-3, results SMH election summary 30 April 1856
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Roxburgh - 1856 (Roll: 704) Nominations: Saturday, 29 March 1856, Polling: Tuesday, 8 April 1856 Candidate Votes Votes % Cummings, William 58 18.83 Lee, William (Elected) 136 44.16 Suttor, William Henry 114 37.01 Formal Votes 308 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 308 43.75 Persons Voting / Turnout 308 43.75 Source: Report of nominations SMH 3 April 1856, p.3 col.1-3, results SMH 18 April 1856, p.5 col.3 |
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