Electoral district of Cumberland (North Riding)

Cumberland (North Riding) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney. It included all of the county north of Parramatta Road and the Great Western Highway, except for the urban electorates of Sydney (City), Sydney Hamlets, Parramatta and Cumberland Boroughs, which included Richmond and Windsor. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.^[1]

Members for Cumberland (North Riding)

Member	Party	Period	Member	Party	Period
John Darvall	None	1856–1857	James Pye	None	1856–1857
Thomas Smith	None	1857–1859	Henry Parkes	None	1858–1858
			John Plunkett	None	1858–1859

References

1. Clune, David (2007). Antony Green; Michael Hogan, eds. The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN 0-9752354-2-7.