Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election

The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system.

The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,394 ranging from The Paterson (536) to The Lachlan (3,592).

James Farnell was the member for St Leonards and had already unsuccessfully contested Goldfields West.

James Farnell was the member for St Leonards and also unsuccessfully contested Central Cumberland.

The sitting member James Farnell unsuccessfully contested Goldfields West and then Central Cumberland.