Electoral district of Counties of Cook and Westmoreland
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The Electoral district of Counties of Cook and Westmoreland, also known as the United Midland Counties of Cook and Westmoreland,[1] 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.[2]
It was created by the Electoral Act 1843 and returned one member.[2] named after Cook and Westmoreland counties two of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales, covering the Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Oberon areas, including the towns of Hartley, Penrith and Wilberforce. Polling also took place at nearby towns such as Bathurst and North Richmond,[3] however they were not in the district.
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 two member Legislative Assembly electorate of Cook and Westmoreland and James Martin,[4] was re-elected along with Robert Jamison.[5]
Members
Member | Term |
---|---|
John Panton [6] | Jun 1843 – Jun 1848 |
James Martin [4] | Jul 1848 – Feb 1856 |
Election results
There were three elections held in the district.
1843
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Panton | 112 | 65.12 | |
George Bowman | 60 | 34.88 | |
Total votes | 172 | 100.00 |
1848
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Martin (elected) | 103 | 66 | |
Alfred Cheeke | 54 | 34 | |
Total votes | 157 | 100 |
1851
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Martin | 94 | 57.32 | |
Alexander Longmore | 70 | 42.68 | |
Total votes | 164 | 100 |
See also
External links
- "Hansard: First Legislative Council", 1824-1855, Parliament of New South Wales
References
- ^ a b "Writ of election". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 89. 21 June 1849. p. 939. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ a b c 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 (PDF) (16). 23 February 1843. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Cook and Westmoreland". The Empire. 26 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Sir James Martin [1] (1820–1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Robert Thomas Jamison (1829-1878)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Panton (1815-1866)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Cook and Westmoreland election". The Australian. 21 June 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Cook and Westmoreland". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove.
"Cook and Westmoreland". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove. - ^ "Legislative Council: Mr James Martin". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove.
"Legislative Council: message from the Governor:- Mr James Martin". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove. - ^ "Cook and Westmoreland election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 1849. p. 3. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Martin v Nicholson (1850) 1 Legge 618 (PDF) Supreme Court (Full Court) (NSW), per Stephen CJ, Dickinson and Therry JJ.
- ^ "Cook and Westmoreland election". The Empire. 19 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Trove.
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