Electoral district of Roxburgh

Roxburgh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, named after Roxburgh County. It included Sofala. For the 1859 election the district divided, principally the northern portion in Hartley and the south western portion in East Macquarie.[1]

Members for Roxburgh

MemberPartyTerm
 William Lee[2]None1856–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Roxburgh [3]
CandidateVotes%
William Lee (elected)13644.2
William Suttor11437.0
William Cummings5818.8
Total formal votes308100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout30843.8
Polling was conducted on 8 April 1856. Suttor had served in the old Legislative Council as the elected member for Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington from 1843 to 1851, then as the elected member for Counties of Roxburgh and Wellington from 1851 to 1854. The sitting Legislative Councillor, Saul Samuel contested Wellington (County).

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Roxburgh
2 February [4]
CandidateVotes%
William Lee (re-elected)unopposed 

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