Former state electoral district in Australia
Sydney City was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, when it was split into the electorates of East Sydney and West Sydney.[1][2][3][4]
Members for Sydney City
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1858 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney City
15 January [12]
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
George Thornton (elected 1)
|
3,666
|
21.4
|
Robert Tooth (elected 2)
|
2,411
|
14.1
|
Robert Campbell (re-elected 3)
|
2,158
|
12.6
|
Charles Cowper (re-elected 4)
|
2,099
|
12.2
|
William Dalley (defeated)
|
2,035
|
11.9
|
Frank Fowler
|
1,762
|
10.3
|
James Wilshire (defeated)
|
1,557
|
18.7
|
William Allen
|
1,474
|
8.6
|
Total formal votes
|
17,164
|
100.0
|
Informal votes
|
0
|
0.0
|
Turnout
|
17,164
|
39.7
|
Robert Tooth had unsuccessfully contested
Sydney Hamlets.