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The 1842 Sydney City Council election was held on 1 November 1842 to elect 24 aldermen to the City of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales.[1]
This was the first-ever election for Sydney after it was established on 20 July 1842. 49 candidates contested the elections, with polling open from 9am until 4pm.[2][3]
John Hosking was elected by alderman as lord mayor following the election.[4]
In Brisbane Ward, The Sydney Morning Herald observed that some electors chose not to vote "because they had promised their votes to five or six candidates," and after finding out they could only vote for four, chose not to vote at all.[5]