St Vincent was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales existing from 1856 until 1859. It was named after St Vincent County. It included Batemans Bay and the Jervis Bay area. It was largely replaced by Shoalhaven, while some of the southern portions became part of Braidwood and Eden.[1]
Members for St Vincent
Member | Party | Period | |
---|---|---|---|
James Thompson [2] | None | 1856–1857 | |
Andrew Aldcorn [3] | None | 1858–1859 |
Election results
1856
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Thompson (elected) | 158 | 35.8 | |
Richard Sadleir | 149 | 33.7 | |
William Roberts | 135 | 30.5 | |
Total formal votes | 442 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 442 | 74.9 |
1858
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Andrew Aldcorn (elected) | unopposed |
References
- ↑ "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr James Thomson (1824-1899)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ↑ "Dr Andrew Aldcorn (1792–1877)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1856 St Vincent". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1858 StVincent". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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