Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding)

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

Members for Cumberland (South Riding)

Member Party Period Member Party Period
  William Manning None 1856–1857   Elias Weekes None 1856–1856
  John Brenan None 1856–1856
    Stuart Donaldson None 1856–1859
  James Byrnes None 1857–1858
  Edward Flood None 1858–1859

Notes

  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.


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