Candidates of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election

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This is a list of candidates for the 1860 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 6 to 24 December 1860.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election.

Retiring Members[edit]

Legislative Assembly[edit]

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted.

Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held. Because of the sequence of polling, some sitting members who were defeated in their constituencies were then able to contest other constituencies later in the polling period. On the second occasion, these members are shown in italic text.

Electorate Successful candidates Unsuccessful candidates
Thursday 6 December 1860
Bathurst James Hart John McGuigan
Henry Rotton
Newcastle James Hannell Arthur Hodgson
Friday 7 December 1860
East Sydney John Caldwell
Charles Cowper
Henry Parkes
Robert Stewart
Thomas Duigan
Peter Faucett
James Martin
Goulburn Charles Walsh
Saturday 8 December 1860
Argyle Terence Murray
Northumberland Thomas Lewis Arthur Hodgson
Alexander Scott
Paddington John Sutherland
Parramatta James Byrnes
John Lackey
George Oakes
Paterson William Arnold Edward Druitt
Tumut Charles Cowper Jr.
Monday 10 December 1860
Braidwood Merion Moriarty
Eden Daniel Egan
Orange John Peisley
Upper Hunter John Robertson
West Macquarie Richard Driver John Findlater Clements
Tuesday 11 December 1860
Carcoar William Watt James Murphy
East Macquarie William Cummings
William Suttor
Daniel Deniehy
Monaro Thomas Garrett Patrick Clifford
Henry Kesterton
Wednesday 12 December 1860
Hunter Isidore Blake Peter Faucett
Illawarra Robert Haworth John Stewart
Queanbeyan William Redman William Forster
West Sydney Daniel Dalgleish
John Lang
William Love
William Windeyer
Julius Berncastle
Thomas Broughton
William Dalley
James Martin
John Plunkett
Robert Tooth
J G White
Thursday 13 December 1860
Kiama Samuel Gray
Patrick's Plains William Lesley Walter Rotton
William Russell
Friday 14 December 1860
Clarence Clark Irving
East Maitland James Dickson James Cox
Glebe Thomas Smart Geoffrey Eagar
William Moffatt
Hartley Henry Rotton William Russell
Morpeth David Buchanan Samuel Cohen
Nepean James Ryan Robert Jamison
John Smith
Williams William Allen
Saturday 15 December 1860
Canterbury John Lucas
Edward Raper
Richard Cowan
William Roberts
Hume Thomas Mate Morris Asher
Liverpool Plains Alexander Dick Charles Kemp
Lower Hunter Alexander Scott Richard Sadleir
Mudgee Samuel Terry James Martin
Tenterfield Robert Meston John Ross
Wellington Silvanus Daniel E B Cornish
Wollombi Joseph Eckford
Yass Plains Henry O'Brien
Monday 17 December 1860
Newtown Alexander McArthur Stephen Brown
Shoalhaven John Garrett Richard Kemp
Tuesday 18 December 1860
West Maitland Elias Weekes William Cheater
Wednesday 19 December 1860
Balranald Augustus Morris
Bogan George Lord John Cohen
Goldfields North James Hoskins
Goldfields South Bowie Wilson
Goldfields West Robert Wisdom James Farnell
Gwydir Francis Rusden Richard Jenkins
Murray John Hay James Willoughby
Murrumbidgee William Macleay
St Leonards Isaac Shepherd James Martin
George McIntosh
Thursday 20 December 1860
Narellan Joseph Leary John Hurley
Friday 21 December 1860
Camden John Douglas
John Morrice
Henry Oxley
John Plunkett
Hastings Henry Flett Isaac Aaron
Frederick Panton
Robert Ross
Hawkesbury James Cunneen
William Piddington
Saturday 22 December 1860
Central Cumberland James Atkinson
John Laycock
David Bell
James Farnell
Allan Macpherson
Windsor William Walker James Byrnes
Monday 24 December 1860
Lachlan John Ryan James Martin
New England George Markham James Eames
James Hart
Thomas Rusden

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Green, Antony. "1860 election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. New South Wales Parliament.