Electoral district of Counties of Murray and St Vincent

The Electoral district of Counties of Murray and St Vincent was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. It was a new electorate created in 1851 by the expansion of the Legislative Council to 54, 18 to be appointed and 36 elected.[1] The district consisted of the rural areas of Murray County, which had previously been part of Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana, and St Vincent County, which had previously been part of Counties of St Vincent and Auckland. The towns of Braidwood and Queanbeyan were not part of the district, being included in Southern Boroughs.[1]

For the lower house seat (New South Wales Legislative Assembly) created 1856, see Electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent.

Counties of Murray and St Vincent
New South Wales—Legislative Council
StateNew South Wales
Created1851
Abolished1856
NamesakeMurray County & St Vincent County
Coordinates32°55′S 151°45′E

In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent.

Members
MemberTerm
Alick Osborne [2] Sep 1851 – Feb 1855
Daniel Cooper [3] Mar 1855 – Feb 1856

Election results

1851
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election § Murray and St Vincent[edit]
1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September:
Counties of Murray and St Vincent [4]
Candidate Votes %
Alick Osborne 103 56.91
Charles Campbell 78 43.09
Total votes 181 100.00

1855

Alick Osborne resigned in February 1855.

Pastoral District of Maneroo by-election
19 March 1855  [5]
Candidate Votes %
Daniel Cooper 169 80.09
Dr William Sherwin 42 19.91
Total votes 211 100

References
  1. "An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council.". Act No. 48 of 2 May 1851 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. "Mr Alick Osborne". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. "Sir Daniel Cooper, Bt (1821-1902)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. "Murray and St Vincent election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 October 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.
  5. "Braidwood". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 March 1855. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2019 – via Trove.
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