Electoral district of Cumberland Boroughs

Cumberland Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, consisting of the Cumberland County towns of Richmond, Windsor, Liverpool and Campbelltown, but not the surrounding rural areas, which were in Cumberland (South Riding) and Cumberland (North Riding). The district was abolished in 1859, with Richmond and Windsor forming the new electorate of Windsor, Campbelltown was included in Narellan and Liverpool became part of Central Cumberland.[1]

Members for Cumberland Boroughs

Member		Party	Period
	William Bowman [2]	None	1856–1857
	William Dalley [3]	None	1858–1859

Election results

1856

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

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

Candidate		Votes	%
William Bowman (elected)		129	28.2
Ralph Robey		124	27.1
William Redman		115	25.1
Robert Ross		90	19.7
Total formal votes		458	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		458	65.9

Polling was conducted on 8 April 1856. Bowman represented this seat in the old Legislative Council.

1858

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Cumberland Boroughs[edit]

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Cumberland Boroughs
22 January [5]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Dalley (elected)		246	52.1
William Bowman (defeated)		168	35.6
William Redman		58	12.3
Total formal votes		472	100.0
Informal votes		0	0
Turnout		472	65.7

William Dalley had been defeated as a sitting member for Sydney City.

1858 by-election

William Dalley resigned in November 1858 on being appointed Solicitor General in the second Cowper ministry.[3]

Cumberland Boroughs by-election
27 November 1858 [6]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Dalley		unopposed

References

1. "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
2. "Mr William Bowman (1800-1874)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
3. "Mr William Bede Dalley (1831–1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
4. Green, Antony. "1856 Cumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
5. Green, Antony. "1858 Cumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
6. Green, Antony. "Cumberland Boroughs by-election 1858". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.