NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ==================================================================== ELECTED 9 JUNE TO 7 JULY 1859 ==================================================================== ELECTORAL DISTRICTS IN THE MORETON BAY DISTRICT ==================================================================== Members elected for these districts ceased to sit on 10 December 1859, when Queensland was separated from New South Wales. Sources -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Sydney Morning Herald," "Moreton Bay Courier" and other newspapers VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== BRISBANE ==================================================================== Place of nomination: North Brisbane -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 10 June, polling 11 June Main polling places: Kangaroo Point, North Brisbane, South Brisbane -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John RICHARDSON * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Richardson (1810-88): Elected 1851. Resigned 1854. Elected 1855 by, 1856, 1858. Term ended 1859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Later career: NSW MLC 1868-87. Died 22 December 1888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURNETT AND WIDE BAY ==================================================================== Place of nomination: Gayndah -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 14 June, polling 5 July Main polling places: Gayndah, Maryborough, Nanango -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilbert ELIOTT 191 72.1 George Howard 74 27.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 265 22.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilbert Eliott (1796-1871): Elected 1859. Term ended 1859 Born: 1796, Scotland Career: British Army. To NSW 1839. Grazier, magistrate. Died 20 June 1871 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING DOWNS (2 members) ==================================================================== Place of nomination: Drayton -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 14 June, polling 5 July Main polling places: Dalby, Drayton, Toowoomba, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John DOUGLAS 383 33.7 William HANDCOCK 377 33.2 John D McLean 375 33.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,135 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas (1828-1904): Elected 1859. Term ended 1859 Born: 6 March 1828, England Career: Educated University of Durham. To NSW 1851. Goldfields commissioner. Publisher, grazier. Later career: NSW MLA 1860-61. See Port Curtis 1863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Handcock (1808-90): Elected 1859. Term ended 1859 Born: 1808, place unknown Career: Merchant at Drayton. Died 26 November 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST MORETON ==================================================================== Place of nomination: North Brisbane -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 15 June, polling 18 June Main polling places: Beaudesert, Cleveland, Logan River -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert CRIBB 178 60.8 William B Tooth * 115 39.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 293 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tooth was MLA for Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa 1858-59. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Butler Tooth (1823-76): Elected 1858. Defeated 1859 Died 5 June 1876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cribb (1805-93): Elected 1859. Term ended 1859 Born: 7 January 1805, England Career: Baker and confectioner, in Brisbane 1848. Landowner. Brisbane City Council 1859. Brother of Benjamin Cribb MLA, uncle of James Cribb MLA and Thomas Cribb MLA and MLC. Later career: See Brisbane by-election 1860 -------------------------------------------------------------------- IPSWICH ==================================================================== Place of nomination: Ipswich -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 13 June, polling 14 June Main polling places: Ipswich -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benjamin Cribb * 226 48.9 Arthur MACALISTER 236 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 462 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benjamin Cribb (1807-74): Elected 1858. Defeated 1859 Later career: See West Moreton by-election 1861 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Macalister (1818-83): Elected 1859. Term ended 1859 Born: 23 March 1818, Scotland Career: Solicitor, Ipswich. Later career: See Town of Ipswich 1860 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEICHHARDT ==================================================================== Place of nomination: Gladstone -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 15 June, polling 6 July Main polling places: Gladstone, Rockhampton, Taroom -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William H WALSH Uncontested -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Walsh (1823-88): Elected 1859. Term ended 1859 Born 18 December 1823, England Career: To NSW 1844. Station manager and grazier. Later career: See Maryborough 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST MORETON ==================================================================== Place of nomination: Ipswich -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 16 June, polling 21 June Main polling places: Fassifern, Gatton, Wivenhoe -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Henry Challinor 103 29.6 Henry MORT 245 70.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 348 20.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Challinor, see West Moreton 1861 by-election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Mort (1818-1900): Elected 1859. Term ended 1859 Born: 23 December 1818, England Career: To NSW 1840. Grazier, woolbroker, company director. Later career: NSW MLC 1882-1900 Died 6 September 1900 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTIONS 1859 ==================================================================== There were no by-elections for these districts during this Parliament.