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The 1842 Sydney City Council election was held on 1 November 1842 to elect 24 aldermen for the City of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales.[1]
This was the first election for Sydney after it was formally established on 20 July 1842. A total of 49 candidates contested the election, with polling open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.[2][3]
Following the election, John Hosking was elected by the aldermen as lord mayor.[4]
In Brisbane Ward, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that some electors chose not to vote because they had promised their votes to five or six candidates, and upon discovering they could only vote for four, decided not to vote at all.[5]
- ^ Golder, Hilary. "A short electoral history of the Sydney City Council" (PDF). City of Sydney. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2024.
- ^ "City of Sydney - Election of Councillors". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Election of Aldermen and Mayor". The Australian.
- ^ "Election of Mayor and Aldermen". The Teetotaller and General Newspaper.
- ^ "The Election". Australasian Chronicle. 3 November 1842. Retrieved 2024-03-29.