title: Electoral district of Sydney City
text: # Electoral district of Sydney City
  
  Sydney City was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, when it was split into the electorates of East Sydney and West Sydney.
  
  ## Members for Sydney City
  
  | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Parkes | None | 1856–1856 | James Wilshire | None | 1856–1858 | Robert Campbell | None | 1856–1859 | Charles Cowper | None | 1856–1859 |
  | William Dalley | None | 1856–1858 | James Wilshire | None | 1856–1858 | Robert Campbell | None | 1856–1859 | Charles Cowper | None | 1856–1859 |
  | Robert Tooth | None | 1858–1859 | George Thornton | None | 1858–1859 | Robert Campbell | None | 1856–1859 | Charles Cowper | None | 1856–1859 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1858 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney City 15 January :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Thornton (elected 1) | George Thornton (elected 1) | 3,666 | 21.4 |
  | Robert Tooth (elected 2) | Robert Tooth (elected 2) | 2,411 | 14.1 |
  | Robert Campbell (re-elected 3) | Robert Campbell (re-elected 3) | 2,158 | 12.6 |
  | Charles Cowper (re-elected 4) | Charles Cowper (re-elected 4) | 2,099 | 12.2 |
  | William Dalley (defeated) | William Dalley (defeated) | 2,035 | 11.9 |
  | Frank Fowler | Frank Fowler | 1,762 | 10.3 |
  | James Wilshire (defeated) | James Wilshire (defeated) | 1,557 | 18.7 |
  | William Allen | William Allen | 1,474 | 8.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,164 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 17,164 | 39.7 |
  