Electoral district of Stanley Boroughs

Stanley Boroughs was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 election, named after the County of Stanley (part of Queensland after 1859) and including the towns of North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and Ipswich. The surrounding rural parts of the County of Stanley were in Stanley County. It was abolished in 1859 and replaced with Brisbane and Ipswich.

Stanley Boroughs New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
State	New South Wales
Created	1856
Abolished	1859
Namesake	County of Stanley

Members for Stanley Boroughs

Member		Party	Period	Member		Party	Period
	John Richardson [1]	None	1856–1859		Thomas Holt [2]	None	1856–1857
					Benjamin Cribb [3]	None	1858–1859

Election results

1856

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Stanley Boroughs[edit]

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Stanley Boroughs [4]

Candidate		Votes	%
Thomas Holt (elected 1)		320	32.6
John Richardson (elected 2)		316	32.2
Arthur Macalister		179	18.2
Frederick Forbes		167	17.0
Total formal votes		983	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		627	50.4

Polling was conducted on 7 April 1856. Richardson 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 § Stanley Boroughs[edit]

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Stanley Boroughs
1 February 1858 [5]

Candidate		Votes	%
Benjamin Cribb (elected 1)		492	43.7
John Richardson (re-elected 2)		481	42.7
Edward Browne		153	13.6
Total formal votes		1,126	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,126	37.3

The sitting member Thomas Holt unsuccessfully contested Cumberland (South Riding).

References

1. "Mr John Richardson (1810-1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
2. "Mr Thomas Holt (1811-1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
3. "Mr Benjamin Cribb (1807-1874)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
4. Green, Antony. "1856 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
5. Green, Antony. "1858 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.