Electoral district of City of Sydney

For the NSW Legislative Assembly electorate (1856–1859), see Electoral district of Sydney City.
City of Sydney
New South WalesLegislative Council
State New South Wales
Created 1843
Abolished 1856
Namesake Sydney
Coordinates 33°52′S 151°13′E / 33.867°S 151.217°E / -33.867; 151.217Coordinates: 33°52′S 151°13′E / 33.867°S 151.217°E / -33.867; 151.217

The Electoral district of City of Sydney was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[1]

It was created by the 1843 Electoral Districts Act and initially called the electoral district of Town of Sydney and returned two members.[1]

Members

Member 1 Term Member 2 Term
William Wentworth June 1843 – April 1854 William Bland [2] June 1843 – June 1848
Robert Lowe [3] July  1848 – November 1849
William Bland [2] December 1849 – June 1850
John Dunmore Lang July  1850 – October 1851 Member 3 Term
Robert Campbell [4][5] November 1851 – February 1856 John Lamb [6] September 1851 – February 1853
Henry Parkes May 1854 – February 1856 William Thurlow [7] March 1853 – January 1855
James Robert Wilshire [8] January 1855 – February 1856

External links

References

  1. 1 2 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., Act No. 16 of 23 February 1843. Retrieved on 5 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Dr William BLAND (1789 - 1868)". Parliament of New South Wales.
  3. "Robert LOWE (1811 - 1892)". Parliament of New South Wales.
  4. "Mr Robert (2) CAMPBELL (1804 - 1859)". Parliament of New South Wales.
  5. "The Empire.". The Empire (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 19 November 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  6. "Mr John LAMB (1790 - 1862)". Parliament of New South Wales.
  7. "Mr William Edward THURLOW". Parliament of New South Wales.
  8. "Hansard" (PDF). 5 June 1855. (Wilshire replaced Thurlow)
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