ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1856 ==================================================================== BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: New Town -------------------------------------------------------------------- Polling 3 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Y LOWES Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Yardley Lowes (1798-1870): Elected 1856 Term to expire 25 September 1859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 October 1856 CAMBRIDGE ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 151 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Rokeby -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 2 October, polling 8 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis BURGESS 63 71.6 Dr Coverdale 25 28.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88 21.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Burgess (1793-1864): Elected 1856 Born 1793, Leicester Career: British Army, barrister. To VDL 1843, Chief Police Magistrate. Appointive MLC 1843-51. Term to expire 25 September 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Resigned on appointment as a magistrate, April 1859: See by-election Died 24 February 1864 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Courier, 10 October 1856 DERWENT ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 175 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Hamilton -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 4 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William LANGDON Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Langdon (1790-1879): Elected 1856 Term to expire 25 September 1859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 9 October 1856 HOBART (3 members) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 649 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: New Market Place, Hobart -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 2 October, polling 6 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Edward S P BEDFORD 256 19.4 Charles B Brewer 135 10.2 Thomas HORNE 370 28.0 William E Nairn 252 19.1 John WALKER 308 23.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,321 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Nairn, see Meander 2. Walker was MLC for Brighton 1851-54. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Samuel Pickard Bedford (1809-76): Elected 1856 Born: 1809, England Career: Educated London, surgeon Bedford retired at the 1859 election. Died 24 February 1876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Horne (1800-70): Elected 1856 Born: 1800, England Resigned on acceptance of office (as a judge) September 1859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council 2 December 1856 to 2 September 1859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Walker (1799-1874): Elected 1851, 1856 Walker retired at the 1859 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 25 April 1857 to 1 November 1860 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Died 27 February 1874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Daily News, 8 October 1856 HUON ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 144 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Franklin -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 8 October, polling 14 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas J KNIGHT Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas John Knight (1804-70): Elected 1856 Born: 1 November 1804, England Career: Educated Oxford University. Barrister. Judge in Jamaica. To VDL 1841. Appointive MLC 1855. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Solicitor-General 25 April 1857 to 1 November 1860 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Resigned on acceptance of office: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 11 October 1856 JORDAN ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 208 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Oatlands -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 4 October, polling 9 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward BISDEE 86 64.2 James MacLanachan 48 35.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 134 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For MacLanachan, see House of Assembly 1862, Oatlands -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Bisdee (1802-70): Elected 1856 Born: 16 August 1802, England Career: Brother of Isaac Bisdee MLC Term to expire 25 September 1865 Resigned April 1858: See by-election Died 2 April 1870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Courier, 13 October 1856 LONGFORD ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 165 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 4 October, polling 10 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Q KERMODE -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Quayle Kermode (1812-70): Elected 1851, 1856 MLC for Campbell Town 1851-55 Term to expire 25 September 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 25 April 1857 to 12 May 1857 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Resigned May 1857: see by-election Later career: See House of Assembly, Ringwood by-election 1857 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 9 October 1856 MEANDER ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 317 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Police office, Torquay -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 11 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William E NAIRN Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Edward Nairn (1812-69): Elected 1856 Born: 1812, England Career: Educated Oxford Univerity. To VDL 1837. Assistant Colonial Secretary and other official positions. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 1 November 1856 to 26 February 1857 President of the Legislative Council from 13 September 1859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornwall Chronicle, 15 October 1856 NORTH ESK ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 151 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Evandale -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 3 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John H WEDGE Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Helder Wedge (1793-1872): Elected 1855 by, 1856 MLC for Morven 1855-56 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 26 February 1857 to 25 April 1857 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 7 October 1856 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Blue Bell inn, Sorell -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 7 October, polling 13 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James WHYTE Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Whyte (1820-82): Elected 1856 Born: 30 March 1820, Scotland -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 26 February 1857 to 25 April 1857 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 9 October 1856 SOUTH ESK ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Rainbow Hotel, Campbell Town -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 7 October, polling 19 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip H Gell 37 44.6 Philip T SMITH 46 55.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Gell, see South Esk by-election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Thomas Smith (1800-80): Elected 1856 Born: August 1800, England Career: Naval officer. To VDL 1832. Farmer, lawyer. Resigned February 1858: see by-election Died 14 March 1880 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 17 October 1856 TAMAR (2 members) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 363 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Market Place, Launceston -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 6 October, polling 11 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William S BUTTON 124 34.3 William HENTY 148 40.9 Alexander Stewart 90 24.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 362 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Stammers Button (1795-1876): Elected 1856 Born: 1795, England Career: To VDL 1833. Brewer, merchant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henty (1808-81): Elected 1856 Born: 23 September 1808, England Career: To VDL 1837. Lawyer, several official posts. Brother of Charles S Henty MHA, and of three Vic MLAs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary 12 May 1857 to 1 November 1860 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Resigned on acceptance of office May 1857: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 14 October 1856