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Candidates of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election

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This is a list of candidates for the 1856 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 11 March to 19 April 1856.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election. This was the first election after the introduction of self-government to the colony.

Legislative Assembly

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Successful candidates are highlighted.

Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held.

Electorate Successful candidates Unsuccessful candidates
Tuesday 11 March 1856
Sydney Hamlets Daniel Cooper
Stuart Donaldson
Richard Driver
Merion Moriarty
Thursday 13 March 1856
Sydney City Robert Campbell
Charles Cowper
Henry Parkes
James Wilshire
Thomas Duigan
John Plunkett
Friday 28 March 1856
Northumberland Boroughs Bob Nichols
Bourn Russell
Elias Weekes
Saturday 29 March 1856
North-Eastern Boroughs Edward Flood John Plunkett
Parramatta George Oakes
Henry Parker
James Byrnes
Andrew Murray
Western Boroughs Arthur Holroyd James Byrnes
Monday 31 March 1856
Argyle John Plunkett John Chisholm
Columbus Fitzpatrick
Bathurst County John Plunkett James Bligh
Eastern Division of Camden John Marks
Henry Osborne
Charles Jenkins
George Pickering
James Shoobert
David Waugh
Western Division of Camden James Macarthur
John Oxley
Friday 4 April 1856
Cook and Westmoreland Robert Jamison
James Martin
John Arkins
Cumberland (North Riding) John Darvall
James Pye
Robert Fitzgerald
Patrick Hogan
William Sherwin
Southern Boroughs Terence Murray
Saturday 5 April 1856
Murray and St Vincent William Forster
Monday 7 April 1856
Durham William Arnold
Samuel Gordon
Richard Jones
Andrew Lang
Alexander Park
King and Georgiana Peter Faucett Isaac Shepherd
Stanley Boroughs Thomas Holt
John Richardson
Frederick Forbes
Arthur Macalister
Tuesday 8 April 1856
Cumberland Boroughs William Bowman William Redman
Ralph Robey
Robert Ross
Roxburgh William Lee William Cummings
William Suttor
Wednesday 9 April 1856
Cumberland (South Riding) William Manning
Elias Weekes
Ryan Brenan
William Russell
Stanley County Henry Buckley William Dorsey
Thursday 10 April 1856
Gloucester and Macquarie Thomas Barker Joseph Andrews
James Williamson
St Vincent James Thompson William Roberts
Richard Sadleir
Wellington County George Cox Saul Samuel
Friday 11 April 1856
Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh John Robertson Joseph Docker
Tuesday 15 April 1856
Clarence and Darling Downs Clark Irving Colin McKenzie
Wednesday 16 April 1856
Liverpool Plains and Gwydir Gideon Lang
Francis Rusden
Augustus Morris
Maneroo Daniel Egan
Murrumbidgee John Hay
George Macleay
Wellington and Bligh George Lord William Buchanan
Thursday 17 April 1856
Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa Gordon Sandeman
New England and Macleay Richard Hargrave
Thomas Rusden
John Dickson
Northumberland and Hunter Hovenden Hely
William Piddington
Alexander Scott
George Bowman
Henry Douglass
Walter Rotton
Saturday 19 April 1856
Lachlan and Lower Darling James Garland
William Macleay
John Hardy
D H Thorn

See also

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References

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  • Green, Antony. "1856 Election candidate index". New South Wales Parliament. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.