title: Electoral district of Cumberland (North Riding)
text: # Electoral district of Cumberland (North Riding)
  
  Cumberland (North Riding) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney. It included all of the county north of Parramatta Road and the Great Western Highway, except for the urban electorates of Sydney (City), Sydney Hamlets, Parramatta and Cumberland Boroughs, which included Richmond and Windsor. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. It was abolished in 1859 and the district was divided between Central Cumberland, Windsor, Nepean and St Leonards.
  
  ## Members for Cumberland (North Riding)
  
  | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | John Darvall | None | 1856–1857 | James Pye | None | 1856–1857 |
  | Thomas Smith | None | 1857–1859 | Henry Parkes | None | 1858–1858 |
  | Thomas Smith | None | 1857–1859 | John Plunkett | None | 1858–1859 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1858 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election Monday 13 September :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John Plunkett (elected) | John Plunkett (elected) | unopposed | |
  