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Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859.[1] It included Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh counties, including Scone, Murrurundi, Dunedoo and Mudgee. It was replaced by Upper Hunter and Mudgee.[2]

Members for Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh[edit]

Member Party Term
  John Robertson[3] None 1856–1859

Election results[edit]

1856[edit]

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh [4]
Candidate Votes %
John Robertson (elected) 169 74.1
Joseph Docker 59 25.9
Total formal votes 228 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 228 53.3
Polling was conducted on 11 April 1856. William Dumaresq, the sitting Legislative Councillor for Counties of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh, did not contest the election.

1858[edit]

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh
11 February [5]
Candidate Votes %
John Robertson (re-elected) unopposed  

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW) (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Phillip Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Phillip Brisbane and Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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