Electoral district of Cook and Westmoreland explained

District of Cook and Westmoreland
State:	nsw
Created:	1856
Abolished:	1859
Namesake:	Cook & Westmoreland counties
Coordinates:	-33.5333°N 157°W

Cook and Westmoreland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the first and second Parliaments (1856–1859), named after Cook and Westmoreland counties in the Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Oberon areas. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.^{[1] [2]} It was largely replaced by Hartley,^[3] however both members moved to other electorates, James Martin became the member for East Sydney,^[1] while Robert Jamison became the member for Nepean.^[2]

Election results

There was only one contested election held in the district, in the 1856 New South Wales colonial election.^[4] James Martin twice resigned in 1856 and 1857 as a result of accepting appointment as Attorney General, however on both occasions he was re-elected unopposed.^{[5] [6]}

1858

Notes and References

1. 501 . Sir James Martin [1] (1820–1886) . Yes . 22 April 2019.
2. 597 . Mr Robert Thomas Jamison (1829-1878) . Yes . 17 April 2019.
3. An Act to amend the Electoral Law. . 24 November 1858 . 20 . 25 June 2019 . Australasian Legal Information Institute.
4. Elections for the District of Cook and Westmoreland . DistrictIndexes . CookandWestmoreland . 22 April 2019.
5. News: Representation of Cook and Westmoreland: return of Mr Martin . . 8 September 1856 . 22 April 2019 . 2 . Trove.
6. News: Cook and Westmoreland election: re-election of Mr Martin . . New South Wales, Australia . 22 September 1857 . 22 April 2019 . 4 . Trove.