New South Wales colonial election, 1858

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13 January 1858 –
12 February 1858

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All 54 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
28 Assembly seats were needed for a majority


Leader	Charles Cowper
Leader's seat	Sydney City

Premier before election

Charles Cowper

Elected Premier

Charles Cowper

The 1858 New South Wales colonial election was held between 13 January and 12 February 1858. This election was for all of the 54 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 18 single-member constituencies, 13 2-member constituencies, two 3-member constituencies and one 4-member constituency, all with a first past the post system. Suffrage was limited to adult white males. The previous parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 19 December 1857 by the Governor, Sir William Denison, on the advice of the Premier, Charles Cowper.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election; instead the government was determined by a loose, shifting factional system.

New South Wales colonial election, 13 January 1858 – 12 February 1858
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