Electoral district of Counties of St Vincent and Auckland

The Electoral district of Counties of St Vincent and Auckland was an electorate of the partially elected New South Wales Legislative Council, created for the first elections for the Council in 1843.[1] The electoral district consisted of the two south coast counties of St Vincent and Auckland,[1] extending from Jervis Bay south to Eden and west to Braidwood. Polling took place at Jervis Bay, Ulladulla, Braidwood, Broulee and Eden.[2] The district was abolished with the expansion of the Council in 1851. St Vincent was combined with Murray to the west as the Counties of Murray and St Vincent while Auckland became part of the Pastoral District of Maneroo.[3]

Counties of St Vincent and Auckland
New South Wales—Legislative Council
StateNew South Wales
Created1843
Abolished1851
NamesakeSt Vincent County & Auckland County
Coordinates35°51′26″S 150°10′44″E

Members
MemberTerm
John Coghill [4] Jun 1843 – Mar 1845
Robert Lowe [5] Apr 1845 - Jun 1848
George Hill [6] Jul 1848 – May 1849
Daniel Cooper [7] Jun 1849 - Jun 1851

Election results

1843
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1843 New South Wales colonial election § Counties of St Vincent and Auckland[edit]
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 21 June:
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland [8]
Candidate Votes %
John Coghill unopposed  

1845

Coghill resigned in March 1845.[4][9]

1845 Counties of St Vincent and Auckland by-election
19 April [10]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Lowe unopposed  

1848
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1848 New South Wales colonial election § Counties of St Vincent and Auckland[edit]
1848 New South Wales colonial election, 31 July:
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland [11]
Candidate Votes %
George Hill (elected) 14 56.00
Robert Lowe 11 44.00
Total votes 25 100.00
The writ was not returned in time and the Governor issued a proclamation declaring the election was valid despite the delay.[12]

1849

Hill resigned in May 1849.[6] Both Arthur Holroyd and Edward Flood advertised that they would be standing,[13] however neither were nominated.[14]

1849 Counties of St Vincent and Auckland by-election
20 June [15]
Candidate Votes %
Daniel Cooper 19 54.29
Alick Osborne 16 45.71
Total votes 35 100.00

See also

References
  1. "An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council.". Act No. 16 of 23 February 1843 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. "Polling places". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Trove.
  3. "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 27 May 2019.
  4. "Mr John Coghill". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. "Robert Lowe (1811-1892)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. "Mr George Hill (1802-1883)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  7. "Sir Daniel Cooper, Bt (1821-1902)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  8. "News from the interior: Braidwood". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
  9. "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 March 1845. p. 1. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Trove.
  10. "Braidwood". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 1845. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Trove.
  11. "Election for St Vincent and Auckland". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Trove.
  12. "Proclamation". New South Wales Government Gazette (95). 25 August 1848. p. 1138. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Trove.
  13. "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 May 1849. p. 1. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Trove.
  14. "Braidwood". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 June 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Trove.
  15. "The elections". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 June 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Trove.
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