Electoral district of Western Division of Camden

Western Division of Camden was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1857. Its name was changed to West Camden between 1858 and 1859, when it was replaced by the electoral district of Camden.^[1] It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. The electorate was based on western Camden County, which adjoins the Cumberland County (Sydney Basin) to the south, including the Southern Highlands and, to the east, the Illawarra.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Candidates were elected in 1856,^[7] and 1858.^[8] There was also a by-election in 1856 as a result of James Macarthur resignation due to concerns about the constitutionality of the 1856 elections, in which he was re-elected unopposed.^[9]

Members for Western Division of Camden

Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	James Macarthur	None	1856–1859		John Oxley	None	1856–1857
	James Macarthur	None	1856–1859		William Wild	None	1858–1859

Election results

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Western Division of Camden
21 January ^[10]
Candidate	Votes	%
James Macarthur (re-elected 1)	366	40.1
William Wild (elected 2)	358	39.3
John Oxley (defeated)	188	20.6
Total formal votes	912	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	912	53.5

References

^ An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019 – via AustLII.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of West Camden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ "Mr James Macarthur (1798-1867)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^ "Mr John Norton Oxley (1824-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^ "Mr William Vandermuelen Wild (1834-1861)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^ "The representation of West Camden". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 March 1856. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2019 – via Trove.
^ "West Camden election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 January 1858. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2019 – via Trove.
^ "West Camden election. Return of Mr James Macarthur". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 1856. p. 4. Retrieved 18 April 2019 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1858 Camden West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[1858Act-1] An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019 – via AustLII.

[Green_West_Camden-2] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of West Camden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[3] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[James_Macarthur_NSW_Parl-4] "Mr James Macarthur (1798-1867)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[John_Norton_Oxley_NSW_Parl-5] "Mr John Norton Oxley (1824-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[William_Wild_NSW_Parl-6] "Mr William Vandermuelen Wild (1834-1861)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[1856_Election-7] "The representation of West Camden". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 March 1856. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2019 – via Trove.

[8] "West Camden election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 January 1858. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2019 – via Trove.

[SMH_18_Jun_1856-9] "West Camden election. Return of Mr James Macarthur". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 1856. p. 4. Retrieved 18 April 2019 – via Trove.

[10] Green, Antony. "1858 Camden West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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