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Stanley Boroughs
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Stanley Boroughs; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
State	New South Wales
Created	1856
Abolished	1859
Namesake	County of Stanley

Stanley Boroughs was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 election, named after the County of Stanley (part of Queensland after 1859) and including the towns of North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and Ipswich. The surrounding rural parts of the County of Stanley were in Stanley County. It was abolished in 1859 and replaced with Brisbane and Ipswich.

Members for Stanley Boroughs edit

Member		Party	Period	Member		Party	Period
	John Richardson ^[1]	None	1856–1859		Thomas Holt ^[2]	None	1856–1857
	John Richardson ^[1]	None	1856–1859		Benjamin Cribb ^[3]	None	1858–1859

Polling was conducted on 7 April 1856. Richardson had represented this district in the old Legislative Council.

The sitting member Thomas Holt unsuccessfully contested Cumberland (South Riding).

^ "Mr John Richardson (1810-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ "Mr Thomas Holt (1811-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
^ "Mr Benjamin Cribb (1807-1874)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1856 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
^ Green, Antony. "1858 Stanley Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.