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Between 1843 and 1856 the New South Wales Legislative Council was a hybrid in which some members of the Council were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. A by-election was held for the when an elected member's seat became vacant through resignation, death or some other reason. In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council.

1843–1848

District Incumbent Reason Date Winner
Town of Melbourne Henry Condell Resignation 14 March 1844  Joseph Robinson 
Port Phillip Charles Ebden &
Alexander Thomson 		Resignations 23 April 1844 Adolphus Young &
Sir Thomas Mitchell 
Port Phillip Sir Thomas Mitchell Resignation. 17 September 1844  Benjamin Boyd 
County of Camden Roger Therry Resigned, appointed to the Supreme Court (Port Phillip). 27 February 1845 John Benton Wild 
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland John Coghill Resigned to travel to England. 19 April 1845 Robert Lowe 
Port Phillip Thomas Walker Resignation 7 August 1845 Maurice O'Connell Jr. 
Port Phillip Adolphus Young Resignation 7 August 1845  Thomas Boyd 
Northumberland Boroughs D'Arcy Wentworth Resigned 16 September 1845 Patrick Grant 
Port Phillip Benjamin Boyd Resignation 26 September 1845 Edward Curr 
Northumberland Boroughs Patrick Grant Election void (property qualification)  22 November 1845  Patrick Grant 
County of Northumberland William Foster Resigned 27 October 1845 Henry Dangar 
Port Phillip Thomas Boyd Resignation 23 January 1846  Edward Brewster 
Port Phillip Edward Curr Resignation 29 June 1846  John Foster 
County of Argyle William Bradley Resigned 24 July 1846  William Faithfull 
Port Phillip John Lang Vacated by absence 22 December 1847  John Airey 
County of Durham Richard Windeyer Died in December 1847. 19 February 1848 Stuart Donaldson 
Port Phillip Edward Brewster Resignation 15 March 1848  Charles Ebden 

1848–1851

By-election Incumbent Reason Date Winner
Port Phillip James Williamson Resigned 27 February 1849 William Macarthur 
County of Cumberland Nelson Lawson Died February 1849. March 1849 Robert Fitzgerald 
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland George Hill Resigned 20 June 1849 Daniel Cooper 
Counties of Cook and Westmoreland James Martin Election void (property qualification)  20 June 1849  James Martin 
Port Phillip Edward Curr Resigned 23 June 1849  John Foster 
County of Durham Stuart Donaldson Election void. 25 June 1849 Stuart Donaldson 
Port Phillip James Palmer Resigned 17 July 1849  Henry Moor 
City of Sydney Robert Lowe Resigned 18 December 1849 William Bland 
County of Cumberland Charles Cowper Resigned 13 March 1850 James Byrnes 
Port Phillip John Foster &
Lauchlan Mackinnon 		Resigned 11 June 1850 Charles Ebden &
William Mercer 
City of Sydney William Bland Resigned 24 July 1850 John Lang 
Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley Kenneth Snodgrass Resigned 25 October 1850 Richard Jones 
Town of Melbourne Earl Grey Vacated by absence  7 November 1850  William Westgarth 

1851–1856

By-election Incumbent Reason Date Winner
City of Sydney John Lang Resigned 18 November 1851 Robert Campbell 
Stanley Boroughs Richard Jones Died in November 1852. January 1853 Henry Russell 
County of Durham Stuart Donaldson Resigned 28 February 1853  Alexander Park 
Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa Francis Bigge Resigned 3 March 1853  Richard Smith 
City of Sydney John Lamb Resigned 10 March 1853 William Thurlow 
Cumberland Boroughs John Holden Resigned 22 April 1853  William Bowman 
Pastoral Districts of Wellington and Bligh James Bettington Resigned 27 April 1853  Charles Finch 
Pastoral District of Maneroo Arthur Jeffreys Resigned 19 April 1854 Daniel Egan 
County of Stanley John Richardson Resigned 28 April and 23 May 1854 Arthur Hodgson 
City of Sydney William Wentworth Resigned 2 May 1854 Henry Parkes 
County of Stanley Arthur Hodgson Election void  10 August 1854 John Lang 
Roxburgh and Wellington William Suttor Sr. Resigned 23 October 1854  Saul Samuel 
City of Sydney William Thurlow Resigned 24 January 1855  James Wilshire 
Sydney Hamlets Thomas Smart Resigned to travel to England 21 February 1855 Stuart Donaldson 
Pastoral Districts of Lachlan and Lower Darling William Macarthur Resigned 2 March 1855 William Macleay 
Counties of Murray and St Vincent Alick Osborne Resigned 19 March 1855 Daniel Cooper 
Clarence and Darling Downs George Leslie Resigned 21 April 1855 Thomas Hood 
Pastoral Districts of New England and Macleay Matthew Marsh Resigned to return to England 26 April 1855 Robert Massie 
Pastoral Districts of New England and Macleay Robert Massie Election void  27 August 1855 Thomas Rusden 
Stanley Boroughs Henry Russell Resigned 10 September 1855  John Richardson 

Notes

  1. ^ Unopposed
  2. Earl Grey was the Colonial Secretary in London and there was no suggestion he met the property requirement for election. He was nominated and elected as part of the campaign for independence, protesting against government by New South Wales. As Earl Grey had never set foot in the colony, he did not attend the Legislative Council and his seat was vacated by his absence on 31 October 1850.

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