title: Electoral results for the district of Western Division of Camden
text: # Electoral results for the district of Western Division of Camden
  
  Western Division of Camden, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1856 and abolished in 1859.
  
  ## Members
  
  | Election | Member | Party | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1856 | James Macarthur | None | John Oxley | None |
  | 1856 by | James Macarthur | None | John Oxley | None |
  | 1858 | James Macarthur | None | William Wild | None |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1850s
  
  **1858**
  
  1858 New South Wales colonial election: Western Division of Camden 21 January :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | James Macarthur (re-elected 1) | James Macarthur (re-elected 1) | 366 | 40.1 |
  | William Wild (elected 2) | William Wild (elected 2) | 358 | 39.3 |
  | John Oxley (defeated) | John Oxley (defeated) | 188 | 20.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 912 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 912 | 53.5 |
  
  **1856 by-election**
  
  1856 Western Division of Camden by-election Monday 16 June :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | James Macarthur (re-elected) | James Macarthur (re-elected) | unopposed | |
  
  **1856**
  
  1856 New South Wales colonial election: Western Division of Camden :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John Oxley (elected) | John Oxley (elected) | unopposed | |
  | James Macarthur (elected) | James Macarthur (elected) | unopposed | |
  