Sydney City - 1856 (Roll: 13,870) - 4 to be elected
Nominations: Wednesday, 12 March 1856, Polling: Thursday, 13 March 1856
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Cowper, Charles (Elected 1)
3,073
20.54
Parkes, Henry (Elected 2)
3,057
20.43
Campbell, Robert (Elected 3)
3,041
20.33
Wilshire, James Robert (Elected 4)
2,901
19.39
Plunkett, John Hubert
2,800
18.72
Duigan, Thomas Russell
89
0.59
Formal Votes
14,961
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
14,961
26.97
Persons Voting / Turnout
6,007
43.31
Notes: Parkes, Campbell and Wilshire all represented Sydney City in the Legislative Council while Cowper represented Durham.
Source: Report of nominations SMH 13 March 1856, pp.3-5, results SMH 21 March 1856, p.4 col.4. A detailed breakdown of votes with plumping and combinations of candidate votes published 24 March, p.4 col.4