Electoral district of Town of Parramatta
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| Town of Parramatta New South Wales—Legislative Council |
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|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Created | 1843 |
| Abolished | 1851 |
| Namesake | Parramatta |
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The Electoral district of Town of Parramatta was an electorate of the partially elected New South Wales Legislative Council, created for the first elections for the Council in 1843,[1] at the time the principal residence of the Governor Sir Charles FitzRoy.[2] Polling took place at Parramatta.[3] In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly Parramatta, the only electorate to have existed continuously since the first Legislative Assembly election in 1856.
Members
| Member 1 | Term |
|---|---|
| Hannibal Macarthur [4] | Jun 1843 – Jun 1848 |
| George Nichols [5] | Jul 1848 – Feb 1856 |
- George Oakes went on to be one of two representatives for Parramatta in the new Legislative Assembly in 1856.
Election results
1843
1848
See also
References
- ↑ An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council., Act No. 16 of 23 February 1843. Retrieved on 27 May 2019.
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