Electoral district of Eastern Division of Camden

Eastern Division of Camden was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the then British colony of New South Wales from 1856 to 1857. Its name was changed to East Camden in January 1858,[1] and it was largely replaced by the district of Illawarra in June 1859.[2]

It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. The electorate was situated in eastern Camden County, which adjoins the Cumberland County (Sydney Basin) to the south, including the Southern Highlands and, to the east, the Illawarra region.

Members for Eastern Division of Camden
Two members (1856–1859)
Member 1 Party Term Member 2 Party Term
  John Marks [3] None 1856–1859   Henry Osborne [4] None 1856–1857
  Robert Owen [1] None 1858–1859
  John Hargrave [5] None 1859–1859

Election results

1856
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Eastern Division of Camden[edit]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Eastern Division of Camden [6]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Osborne (elected 1) 657 33.5
John Marks (elected 2) 502 25.6
Charles Jenkins 398 20.3
George Pickering 176 9.0
David L. Waugh 136 7.0
James Shoobert 91 4.6
Total formal votes 1,960 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 980 66.3
Polling was conducted on 31 March 1856. Osborne had represented this district in the old Legislative Council.

1858
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Eastern Division of Camden[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Eastern Division of Camden
22 January [7]
Candidate Votes %
John Marks (re-elected 1) 789 35.4
Robert Owen (elected 2) 768 34.5
Henry Osborne (defeated) 632 28.4
George Alley 39 1.8
Total formal votes 2,228 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,228 68.0

1859 by-election

Robert Owen's seat was declared vacant on his acceptance of an appointment as a judge of the District Court.[8]

Eastern Division of Camden by-election
21 March 1859 [9]
Candidate Votes %
John Hargrave 638 99.69
John Tighe 2 0.31
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 640 100.00

References
  1. "Mr Robert Owen (1799-1878)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. "Mr John Marks (1827-1885)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. "Mr Henry Osborne (1808 - 1859)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. "Mr John Fletcher Hargrave, QC (1815-1885)". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. Green, Antony. "1856 Eastern Division of Camden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  7. Green, Antony. "1858 Camden East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  8. "Writ of election: eastern division of Camden". New South Wales Government Gazette (38). 8 March 1859. p. 542. Retrieved 19 June 2019 – via Trove.
  9. Green, Antony. "By-election results for East Camden, 1859". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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