Electoral district of Sydney Hamlets

Sydney Hamlets was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in then British colony of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, including what were then outer suburbs of Sydney and are now the inner suburbs of Paddington, Surry Hills, Redfern, Chippendale, Glebe, Camperdown, O'Connell Town (north Newtown), Balmain, North Sydney, Kirribilli and McMahons Point.

For the Legislative Council seat 1851–1856, see Electoral district of Sydney Hamlets (NSW Legislative Council).

Sydney Hamlets
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
StateNew South Wales
Created1856
Abolished1859
Coordinates33°55′S 151°10′E

The district was established in 1856 with the new parliament, consisting of the elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council, which replaced the unicameral Legislative Council in which 36 of the 54 members were elected and he other 18 were appointed. The district had been represented by the Legislative Council district of Sydney Hamlets and the final member was Stuart Donaldson.

Sydney Hamlets was won and held by the first Premier of New South Wales, Stuart Donaldson, for the duration of his premiership. Sydney Hamlets elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.[1][2]

In 1859 the district was abolished and replaced with the electorates of Paddington, Glebe, Newtown and St Leonards.[3] From 1859 Daniel Cooper was the member for Paddington,[4] while John Campbell was the member for Glebe.[5]

Members
Member 1 Period Member 2 Period
Stuart Donaldson [6] 1856 (Mar–Oct) Daniel Cooper [4] 1856–1859
John Campbell [5] 1856–1859

Election results

1856
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney Hamlets[edit]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney Hamlets [7]
Candidate Votes %
Daniel Cooper (elected 1) 867 40.9
Stuart Donaldson (elected 2) 688 32.5
Richard Driver 415 19.6
Merion Moriarty 150 7.1
Total formal votes 2,120 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,120 39.8
Polling was conducted on 11 March 1856. Both Donaldson and Cooper served in the old Legislative Council, Donaldson representing Sydney Hamlets and Cooper Murray and St Vincent.

1856 by-election 1

Stuart Donaldson resigned in June 1856 on his appointment as Colonial Secretary.

Sydney Hamlets by-election
Tuesday 17 June 1856 [8]
Candidate Votes %
Stuart Donaldson (elected) 883 63.4
John Campbell 510 36.6
Total formal votes 1,393 100.0
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 1,393 46.0

1856 by-election 2

Stuart Donaldson resigned in October 1856 on his appointment as Colonial Treasurer.

Sydney Hamlets by-election
10 October 1856 [9]
Candidate Votes %
John Campbell (elected) 870 55.7
Stuart Donaldson 691 44.3
Total formal votes 1,561 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,561 51.6

1858
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney Hamlets[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney Hamlets
13 January [10]
Candidate Votes %
John Campbell (re-elected 1) 891 35.1
Daniel Cooper (re-elected 2) 876 34.5
Robert Tooth 773 30.4
Total formal votes 2,540 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,540 34.4

Notes
  1. Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN 0-9752354-2-7.
  2. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney Hamlets 1856-1859". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. "An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW)". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. "Sir Daniel Cooper, Bt (1821-1902)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. "Mr John Campbell (1802 - 1886)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. "Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1812-1867)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  7. Green, Antony. "1856 Sydney Hamlets". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  8. Green, Antony. "June 1856 Sydney Hamlets by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  9. Green, Antony. "October 1856 Sydney Hamlets by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  10. Green, Antony. "1858 Sydney Hamlets". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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