Candidates of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election
This is a list of candidates for the 1858 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 13 January to 12 February 1858.
There was no recognisable party structure at this election.
Retiring Members
- James Garland MLA (Lachlan and Lower Darling)
- Richard Hargrave MLA (New England and Macleay)
- Hovenden Hely MLA (Northumberland and Hunter)
- Gideon Lang MLA (Liverpool Plains and Gwydir)
- Patrick Leslie MLA (Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa)
- Henry Parker MLA (Parramatta)
- Francis Rusden MLA (Liverpool Plains and Gwydir)
- James Thompson MLA (St Vincent)
Legislative Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted.
Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held. Because of the sequence of polling, some sitting members who were defeated in their constituencies were then able to contest other constituencies later in the polling period. On the second occasion, these members are shown in italic text.
Electorate | Successful candidates | Unsuccessful candidates |
---|---|---|
Wednesday 13 January 1858 | ||
Sydney Hamlets | John Campbell Daniel Cooper | Robert Tooth |
Friday 15 January 1858 | ||
Sydney City | Robert Campbell Charles Cowper George Thornton Robert Tooth | William Allen William Dalley Frank Fowler James Wilshire |
Tuesday 19 January 1858 | ||
Parramatta | James Byrnes George Oakes | James Pye |
Thursday 21 January 1858 | ||
West Camden | James Macarthur William Wild | John Oxley |
Friday 22 January 1858 | ||
Cumberland Boroughs | William Dalley | William Bowman William Redman |
East Camden | John Marks Robert Owen | George Alley Henry Osborne |
Saturday 23 January 1858 | ||
Argyle | Daniel Deniehy | |
Monday 25 January 1858 | ||
Bathurst County | William Suttor | |
Tuesday 26 January 1858 | ||
North Eastern Boroughs | Richard Bowker | |
St Vincent | Andrew Aldcorn | |
Wednesday 27 January 1858 | ||
Cook and Westmoreland | Robert Jamison James Martin | |
Thursday 28 January 1858 | ||
Cumberland (North Riding) | Henry Parkes Thomas Smith | Richard Hill |
Northumberland Boroughs | James Dickson Elias Weekes | |
Southern Boroughs | Terence Murray | John Hardy |
Western Boroughs | Henry Rotton | Arthur Holroyd |
Saturday 30 January 1858 | ||
Cumberland (South Riding) | Stuart Donaldson Edward Flood | Thomas Holt George Smith |
Northumberland and Hunter | William Piddington Alexander Scott George White | Clark Irving |
Monday 1 February 1858 | ||
Stanley Boroughs | Benjamin Cribb John Richardson | Edward Browne |
Tuesday 2 February 1858 | ||
Roxburgh | William Lee | |
Friday 5 February 1858 | ||
Durham | William Arnold Samuel Gordon Richard Jones | Edward Hargraves |
Maneroo | Daniel Egan | George Hebden |
Murray | William Forster | N S Powell |
Wellington County | George Cox | |
Monday 8 February 1858 | ||
King and Georgiana | Peter Faucett | |
Stanley County | Henry Buckley | |
Tuesday 9 February 1858 | ||
Murrumbidgee | John Hay George Macleay | Eugene Owen |
Wednesday 10 February 1858 | ||
Gloucester and Macquarie | James Williamson | Thomas Barker |
Liverpool Plains and Gwydir | Richard Jenkins Edward Lloyd | William Pennington |
Wellington and Bligh | George Lord | |
Thursday 11 February 1858 | ||
Lachlan and Lower Darling | William Macleay John Paterson | Edward Flood John Piper Egan |
New England and Macleay | Abram Moriarty William Taylor | Thomas Rusden |
Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh | John Robertson | |
Friday 12 February 1858 | ||
Clarence and Darling Downs | Arthur Hodgson | |
Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa | William Tooth | Arthur Macalister |
See also
References
- Green, Antony. "1858 Election - candidate index". New South Wales Parliament.