Electoral district of County of Durham

The Electoral district of County of Durham 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.[1] It was named after Durham County, which lies on the north side of the Hunter River.

For the NSW Legislative Assembly electorate, see Electoral district of Durham.

County of Durham
New South Wales—Legislative Council
Durham county in modern New South Wales
StateNew South Wales
Created1843
Abolished1856
NamesakeDurham County
Coordinates32°S 151°E

It was created by the 1843 Electoral Districts Act and initially returned one member.[1] It returned two members with the expansion of the Council in 1851 to 54, 18 to be appointed and 36 elected.[2] 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 Durham

Members
Member 1Term
Richard Windeyer [3] Jun 1843 – Dec 1847
Stuart Donaldson [4]
 		 Feb 1848 – Jan 1853
 		 Member 2Term
Charles Cowper [5] Sep 1851 – Feb 1856
Alexander Park [6] Feb 1853 – Feb 1856

Election results

1843
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1843 New South Wales colonial election § County of Durham[edit]
1843 New South Wales colonial election, 24 June:
County of Durham [7]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Windeyer 122 49.19
William Ogilvie 71 28.63
Andrew Lang 55 22.18
Total votes 248 100.00

1848 by-election

Richard Windeyer died in December 1847.[3]

County of Durham by-election
19 February 1848 [8]
Candidate Votes %
Stuart Donaldson 113 59.47
Alexander Park 77 40.53
Total votes 190 100

1848
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1848 New South Wales colonial election § County of Durham[edit]
On 26 July 1848, the day prescribed for nominations, Stuart Donaldson and Andrew Lang were nominated. A show of hands was in favour of Donaldson and Lang demanded a poll. The returning officer had neglected to make any preparations for a poll and so declared Donaldson elected.[9] Donaldson attempted to resign on 16 August.[10] The election was declared void by the court of disputed returns and a new writ issued.[11]

1851
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election § Durham[edit]
1851 New South Wales colonial election, 24 September:
County of Durham [12]
Candidate Votes %
Stuart Donaldson 239 34.94
Charles Cowper 231 33.77
Adolphus Young 169 24.71
Edward Hunt 45 6.58
Total votes 684 100

1853

Stuart Donaldson resigned in January 1853.

County of Durham by-election
28 February 1853 [13]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Park unopposed  
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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). Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. "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 11 September 2014.
  3. "Mr Richard Windeyer (1806-1847)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. "Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1812-1867)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807-1875)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  6. "Alexander Park (1808-1873)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  7. "The election". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 1 July 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
  8. "Durham election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 February 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Trove.
  9. "Election for Durham". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 26 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
  10. "To the independent electors of Durham". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 August 1848. p. 1. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
  11. "Writ of election". New South Wales Government Gazette (78). 8 June 1849. p. 880. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.
  12. "The elections: Durham". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 1 October 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.
  13. "The election for Durham". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 23 February 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2019 – via Trove.
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