Candidates of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election explained

This is a list of candidates for the 1860 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 6 to 24 December 1860.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election.

Retiring Members

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted.

Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held. Because of the sequence of polling, some sitting members who were defeated in their constituencies were then able to contest other constituencies later in the polling period. On the second occasion, these members are shown in italic text.

ElectorateSuccessful candidatesUnsuccessful candidates
Thursday 6 December 1860
James Hart John McGuigan
Henry Rotton
Arthur Hodgson
Friday 7 December 1860
Thomas Duigan
Peter Faucett
James Martin
Saturday 8 December 1860
Terence Murray
Arthur Hodgson
Alexander Scott
George Oakes
William Arnold Edward Druitt
Charles Cowper Jr.
Monday 10 December 1860
Merion Moriarty
Daniel Egan
John Robertson
John Findlater Clements
Tuesday 11 December 1860
William Watt James Murphy
Daniel Deniehy
Patrick Clifford
Henry Kesterton
Wednesday 12 December 1860
Isidore Blake Peter Faucett
John Stewart
William Forster
Daniel Dalgleish
John Lang
William Love
William Windeyer
Julius Berncastle
Thomas Broughton
William Dalley
James Martin
John Plunkett
Robert Tooth
J G White
Thursday 13 December 1860
Samuel Gray
Walter Rotton
William Russell
Friday 14 December 1860
Clark Irving
James Dickson James Cox
Geoffrey Eagar
William Moffatt
Henry Rotton William Russell
Samuel Cohen
Robert Jamison
John Smith
Saturday 15 December 1860
Richard Cowan
William Roberts
Morris Asher
Charles Kemp
Alexander Scott Richard Sadleir
Samuel Terry James Martin
John Ross
Silvanus Daniel E B Cornish
Joseph Eckford
Monday 17 December 1860
Alexander McArthur Stephen Brown
John Garrett Richard Kemp
Tuesday 18 December 1860
Elias Weekes William Cheater
Wednesday 19 December 1860
Augustus Morris
George Lord John Cohen
James Hoskins
Bowie Wilson
Robert Wisdom James Farnell
Richard Jenkins
John Hay James Willoughby
William Macleay
James Martin
George McIntosh
Thursday 20 December 1860
John Hurley
Friday 21 December 1860
Henry Oxley
John Plunkett
Henry Flett Isaac Aaron
Frederick Panton
Robert Ross
James Cunneen
William Piddington
Saturday 22 December 1860
James Atkinson
John Laycock
David Bell
James Farnell
Allan Macpherson
William Walker James Byrnes
Monday 24 December 1860
John Ryan James Martin
James Eames
James Hart
Thomas Rusden

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