The Electoral district of City of Sydney was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
It was created by the 1843 Electoral Districts Act and initially called the electoral district of Town of Sydney and a first returned two members. With the expansion of the Council in 1851 it elected three members.
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 electorate of Sydney City.
Members Member 1 Term Member 2 Term William Wentworth June 1843 – April 1854William Bland June 1843 – June 1848Robert LoweJuly 1848 – November 1849William BlandDecember 1849 – June 1850John Dunmore LangJuly 1850 – October 1851 Member 3 TermRobert CampbellNovember 1851 – February 1856John LambSeptember 1851 – February 1853Henry Parkes May 1854 – February 1856William Thurlow March 1853 – January 1855James Robert WilshireJanuary 1855 – February 1856
Election results 1843
1848
1849 by-election Robert Lowe resigned in November 1849.
1850 by-election William Bland resigned in June 1850.
1851
1851 by-election John Lang resigned in November 1851.
1853 by-election John Lamb resigned in February 1853.
1854 by-election William Wentworth resigned in April 1854 from the Legislative Council while he went to England to watch over the progress of the Constitution Bill in the British parliament.
1855 by-election William Thurlow resigned in January 1855.
See also Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1843–1851 and 1851-1856
References
External links Hansard NSW Legislative Council