Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election

New South Wales colonial election, 6 December 1860 – 24 December 1860 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 91,410
Votes cast 46,308 Turnout 42.91 [a] –9.63
Informal votes 48 Informal 0.17 +0.09
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
Total 46,308     72  

The 1860 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 15 districts were uncontested.[1]

There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (650), Goldfields South (3,720) and Goldfields West (8,400). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,394 ranging from The Paterson (536) to The Lachlan (3,592).[2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c Green, Antony. "1860 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1860 Turnout". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).
  4. ^ "1858 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.


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