Electoral district of Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh

The Electoral district of Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh and from 1851, Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh, was an electorate of the partially elected New South Wales Legislative Council, created for the first elections for the Council in 1843.[1] The electoral district included the north western counties of Hunter, Brisbane, Bligh.[1] Polling took place in the towns of Jerrys Plains, nearby Merton, Muswellbrook, Scone, as far north as Murrurundi, Watson's on the Macdonald River, Cassilis and as far west as Montefiores. With the expansion of the Council in 1851 Phillip, the other north west county, was added to the district, replacing Hunter which was combined with the lower Hunter county of Northumberland as Counties of Northumberland and Hunter.[2]

Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh
New South WalesLegislative Council
StateNew South Wales
Created1843
Abolished1851
NamesakeHunter County, Brisbane County, Bligh County
Coordinates32°02′54″S 150°50′04″E / 32.04833°S 150.83444°E / -32.04833; 150.83444

In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh.

Members

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Member Term
Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh (1843–1851)
William Dumaresq[3] Jun 1843 – Jun 1848
Donald McIntyre[4] Jul 1848 – Jun 1851
Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh (1851–1856)
William Dumaresq[3] Jul 1851 – Feb 1856

Election results

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1843

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1843 New South Wales colonial election, 24 June:
Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh [5]
Candidate Votes %
William Dumaresq 58 52.25
Henry Dangar 34 30.63
Donald McIntyre 19 17.12
Total votes 111 100.00

1848

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1848 New South Wales colonial election, 29 July:
Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh [6][7]
Candidate Votes %
Donald McIntyre (elected) 19 70
William Dumaresq 6 22
John Lang 2 7
Total votes 27 100

1851

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1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September:
Counties of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh [8]
Candidate Votes %
William Dumaresq 41 52.56
Robert Campbell 37 47.44
Total votes 78 100

References

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  1. ^ a b An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (16). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 23 February 1843. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (48). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 2 May 1851. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Mr William John Dumaresq (1793-1868)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Donald McIntyre". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Hunter, Brisbane, and Bligh election". The Australian. 7 July 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Election for Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 2 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2021 – via Trove.
  7. ^ These results are only for Scone and do not include results for polling at Murrurundi, Cassilis, Merton, Jerrys Plains, Muswell Brook, Montefiores or Watson's on the Macdonald River: "Polling places". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 26 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2021 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Election for Brisbane, Bligh and Phillip". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 8 October 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.