Electoral district of Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana explained

Upper:yes
Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana
State:nsw
Created:1843
Abolished:1851
Namesake:Murray County, King County, Georgiana County
Coordinates:-34.8417°N 148.9108°W

The Electoral district of Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana and from 1851, Counties of King and Georgiana was an electorate of the partially elected New South Wales Legislative Council, created for the first elections for the Council in 1843.[1] The electoral district included the south western counties of Murray, King and Georgiana.[1] Polling took place at Queanbeyan, Yass and Wheeo, which were within the counties and the nearby towns of Braidwood, Goulburn and Bathurst.[2] The towns of Queanbeyan and Yass were removed from the district with the expansion of the Council in 1851 and combined with Braidwood and Goulburn to form the Southern Boroughs. The rural area of the County of Murray became part of the Counties of Murray and St Vincent and leaving the district to cover the remaining rural areas of the Counties of King and Gergiana.[3]

At all three elections, there was only one candidate who was therefore elected unopposed. In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of King and Georgiana.

Members

District name Member Term
Murray, King and GeorgianaTerence Murray[4] Jun 1843 – Jun 1851
King and GeorgianaJames Chisholm[5] Sep 1851 – Feb 1856

Terence Murray went on to represent the Southern Boroughs from September 1851.

Election results

1851

See also

Notes and References

  1. An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council. . 23 February 1843 . 16 . 27 May 2019 . Australasian Legal Information Institute.
  2. News: Polling places . . 14 July 1848 . 28 May 2019 . 2 . Trove.
  3. An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council. . 2 May 1851 . 48 . 27 May 2019 . Australasian Legal Information Institute.
  4. Sir Terence Aubrey Murray (1810-1873) . 354 . Yes . 11 May 2019.
  5. Mr James Chisholm (1806-1888) . 317 . Yes . 6 June 2019.