Electoral district of Cumberland Boroughs (NSW Legislative Council)

{{Short description|Former New South Wales Legislative Council electoral district}}

{{for|the NSW Legislative Assembly electorate|Electoral district of Cumberland Boroughs}}

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The electoral district of Cumberland Boroughs, also known as the united towns of Windsor, Richmond, Liverpool and Campbelltown, was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when two thirds (24 members) were elected, one sixth (six members) were official members, that is they held a government office and the balance (six members) were appointed by the governor.{{cite act |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/ea1843n1130.pdf |title=An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council. |date=23 February 1843 |number=16 |accessdate=22 April 2019}}

The district was created by the Electoral Act 1843, returning one member. and consisted of the Cumberland County towns, or boroughs, of Richmond, Windsor, Liverpool and Campbelltown, but not the surrounding rural areas, which were in the district of County of Cumberland. The district was unchanged when the Legislative Council was expanded in 1851.{{cite act |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/teao1851n4179.pdf |title=An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council. |date=2 May 1851 |number=48 |accessdate=10 September 2014 |publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute}}

In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the single member Legislative Assembly electorate of Cumberland Boroughs and William Bowman was re-elected.{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=283 |name=Mr William Bowman (1800-1874) |former=Yes |access-date=23 April 2019}}