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1859 Election
| Parliament |
3rd |
| Boundaries drawn by |
1858 Electoral Act |
| Number of Districts |
67 |
| Number of Members |
80 |
| Electoral System |
Simple majority in multi-member electorates |
| Term of Parliament |
Maximum five years |
| Previous Parliament Disolved |
Monday, 11 April 1859 |
| Nominations |
7 to 26 June 1859 |
| Polling |
9 June to 7 July 1859 |
| Writs Returned by |
Saturday, 30 July 1859 |
| First meeting of new Parliament |
Tuesday, 30 August 1859 |
| Composition of Parliament |
58 single-member districts, seven 2-member, two 4-member. Queensland members excluded from 1 December 1859. |
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