Electoral district of Stanley Boroughs
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Stanley Boroughs was a former electoral district
for the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of New South Wales
created in 1856 election, named after the County of Stanley
(part of Queensland
after 1859) and including the towns of North Brisbane, South Brisbane
, Kangaroo Point
and Ipswich
. The surrounding rural parts of the County of Stanley were in Stanley County. It was abolished in 1859 and replaced with Brisbane
and Ipswich
.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina...
for the Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
in the Australia
Australia
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n state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
created in 1856 election, named after the County of Stanley
County of Stanley, Queensland
The County of Stanley is a county in Queensland, Australia. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. It was named after Edward Stanley, who was three times British Prime Minister in the 1850s and...
(part of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
after 1859) and including the towns of North Brisbane, South Brisbane
South Brisbane, Queensland
South Brisbane is an inner city suburb of Brisbane, Australia located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, directly connected to the central business district by the Kurilpa, Victoria and Goodwill bridges....
, Kangaroo Point
Kangaroo Point, Queensland
Kangaroo Point is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia located directly east across the Brisbane River from the Brisbane central business district.- Geography :...
and Ipswich
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
. The surrounding rural parts of the County of Stanley were in Stanley County. It was abolished in 1859 and replaced with Brisbane
Electoral district of Brisbane (New South Wales)
Brisbane was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created for the July 1859 election, partly replacing Stanley Boroughs and including Brisbane. It was abolished in December 1859, with the establishment of Queensland as a separate...
and Ipswich
Electoral district of Ipswich (New South Wales)
Ipswich was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created for the July 1859 election, partly replacing Stanley Boroughs and including Ipswich. It was abolished in December 1859, with the establishment of Queensland as a separate...
.
Members for Stanley Boroughs
| Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Richardson John Richardson (New South Wales politician) John Richardson was an Australian pastoralist, store keeper and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council on three occasions and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1859.-Early life:Richardson was the son of a Presbyterian minister... |
None | 1856—1859 | Thomas Holt | None | 1856—1857 | ||
| Benjamin Cribb Benjamin Cribb Benjamin Cribb was an Australian businessman and politician. He was an unaligned member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term in 1858-9 and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1861-7 and again in 1870-3.-Early life:Cribb was born in Poole, Dorset, England; the... |
None | 1858—1859 | |||||