Electoral district of Wellington (County)

Wellington (County) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1856 and named after Wellington County and including Wellington. There was also a separate Wellington and Bligh, covering part of Wellington County. In 1859, it was largely replaced by Wellington.[1]

Members for Wellington (County)
Member Party Period
  George Cox [2] None 1856–1859

Election results

1856
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Wellington (County)[edit]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington (County) [3]
Candidate Votes %
George Cox (elected) 191 63.2
Saul Samuel 111 36.6
Total formal votes 302 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 302 50.9
Polling was conducted on 10 April 1856. Samuel represented Counties of Roxburgh and Wellington in the old Legislative Council.

1858
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Wellington (County)[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington (County)
5 February 1858 [4]
Candidate Votes %
George Cox (re-elected) unopposed  

References
  1. "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "Mr George Henry Cox (1824-1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "1856 Wellington (County)". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. Green, Antony. "1858 Wellington County". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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