New South Wales colonial election, 3 December 1869 – 10 January 1870 [1]Legislative Assembly << 1864–65–1872 >> The 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60 electoral districts.
The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system.
In this election there were 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts.
In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies.
The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,649 ranging from The Paterson (583) to The Lachlan (3,857).