Electoral district of Stanley Boroughs (NSW Legislative Council)

The Electoral district of Stanley Boroughs was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. It was a new electorate created in 1851 by the expansion of the Legislative Council to 54 members, with 18 to be appointed and 36 elected.[1] The previous district of Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley was split into the districts of Gloucester & Macquarie, Stanley and Stanley Boroughs. The district included North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and Ipswich.[1]

Stanley Boroughs
New South WalesLegislative Council
StateNew South Wales
Created1851
Abolished1856
NamesakeCounty of Stanley
Coordinates27°30′S 153°00′E / 27.500°S 153.000°E / -27.500; 153.000

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 electorate of Stanley Boroughs.

Members

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Member Term
Richard Jones[2] Sep 1851 – Nov 1852
Henry Russell[3] Jan 1853 – Aug 1855
John Richardson[4] Sep 1855 – Feb 1856
John Richardson went on to represent Stanley Boroughs in the Legislative Assembly from 1856.

Election results

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1851

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1851 New South Wales colonial election, 12 September:
Stanley Boroughs [5]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Jones 114 52.78
Henry Hughes 102 47.22
Total votes 216 100.00

1853

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Richard Jones died in November 1852.[2]

Stanley Boroughs by-election
5 January 1853 [6]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Russell Show of hands  
John Lang    

1855

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Henry Russell resigned in August 1855 to travel to England.

Stanley Boroughs by-election
8 September 1855 [7]
Candidate Votes %
John Richardson unopposed  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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 15 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Mr Richard Jones [1] (1786–1852)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Henry Stuart Russell (1818-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr John Richardson (1810-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Noimnations for the county of Stanley and the Stanley Boroughs". The Moreton Bay Courier. 13 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Election for the Stanley Boroughs". The Moreton Bay Courier. 8 January 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Election for the Stanley Boroughs". The Moreton Bay Courier. Queensland, Australia. 10 September 1855. p. 1 (Supplement to the Moreton Bay Courier). Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via Trove.