East Sydney - 1859 (Roll: 7,568) - 4 to be elected
Nominations: Tuesday, 7 June 1859, Polling: Thursday, 9 June 1859
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Cowper, Charles (Re-elected 1)
2,064
19.96
Black, John (Elected 2)
1,682
16.27
Parkes, Henry (Elected 3)
1,654
15.99
Martin, James (Re-elected 4)
1,349
13.05
Kemp, Charles
1,317
12.74
Driver, Richard Jnr
1,201
11.61
Allen, William Bell
569
5.50
Wentworth, William Charles
300
2.90
Benbow, William
205
1.98
Formal Votes
10,341
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
10,341
34.16
Persons Voting / Turnout
3,436
45.40
Notes: Charles Cowper was a sitting MP for Sydney City, James Martin for Cook and Westmoreland. Charles Kemp lodged a petition against the right of Parkes to be elected claiming he was insolvent. Elections and Qualifications Committee Report, LAVP 1859-60, Vol A1 p.981.
Source: Report of nominations SMH 8 June 1859, p.6-8, results from SMH 11 June 1859, p.5. col.4, including persons voting figure. Breakdown of turnout and other details published in a table SMH 1 July, p.5 col.2.
Corrections: NSW Statistical Register (1850-59) records 3,661 persons voting in both East Sydney and West Sydney. One of these entries is wrong, and as the SMH reported 3,436 voting in East Sydney, it is presumed the Statistical Register entry was for West Sydney.