Electoral district of Western Division of Camden
{{Short description|Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia}}
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Western Division of Camden was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1857. Its name was changed to West Camden between 1858 and 1859, when it was replaced by the electoral district of Camden.
{{cite act |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/teao1858n23179.pdf |title=An Act to amend the Electoral Law |date=24 November 1858 |number=20 |access-date=25 June 2019 |via=AustLII}} It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. The electorate was based on western Camden County, which adjoins the Cumberland County (Sydney Basin) to the south, including the Southern Highlands and, to the east, the Illawarra.{{cite NSW election|title=Elections for the District of West Camden |year=DistrictIndexes |district=CamdenWest |access-date=2021-01-24}}{{NSW Parliamentary Record |part=5B |access-date=2021-01-24}}{{Cite NSW Parliament |name=Mr James Macarthur (1798-1867) |id=268 |former=Yes |access-date=17 April 2019}}{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=542 |name=Mr John Norton Oxley (1824-1891) |former=Yes |access-date=17 April 2019}}{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=679 |name=Mr William Vandermuelen Wild (1834-1861) |former=Yes |access-date=17 April 2019}}
Candidates were elected in 1856,{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12981362 |title=The representation of West Camden |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=28 March 1856 |access-date=18 April 2019 |page=5 |via=Trove}} and 1858.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13005524 |title=West Camden election |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 January 1858 |access-date=18 April 2019 |page=5 |via=Trove}} There was also a by-election in 1856 as a result of James Macarthur resignation due to concerns about the constitutionality of the 1856 elections, in which he was re-elected unopposed.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12977863 |title=West Camden election. Return of Mr James Macarthur |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=18 June 1856 |access-date=18 April 2019 |page=4 |via=Trove}}
Members for Western Division of Camden
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! colspan="2" | Member !! Party !! Term !! colspan="2" | Member !! Party !! Term |
| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Other}}|
| rowspan="2"|James Macarthur | rowspan="2"|None | rowspan="2"|1856–1859 | {{Australian party style|Other}}| | None | 1856–1857 |
| {{Australian party style|Other}}|
| None | 1858–1859 |
Election results
{{main|Electoral results for the district of Western Division of Camden}}
{{Excerpt|Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election|section=Western Division of Camden|files=0|bold=yes}}
References
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Category:Former electoral districts of New South Wales
Category:1856 establishments in Australia
Category:1859 disestablishments in Australia