Elections to the Legislative Council were held in the Colony of Natal for the first time in February 1857.
[1] They were the first elections after the territory had become a British Colony.
Following the elections, the 15-seat Legislative Council met for the first time on 23 March in the government schoolroom in Pietermaritzburg, and was opened by the Governor the following day.
[2] Donald Moodie was elected as Speaker.
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