Electoral district of Cumberland (North Riding)
Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney. It included all of the county north of Parramatta Road and the Great Western Highway, except for the urban electorates of Sydney, Sydney Hamlets, Parramatta and Cumberland Boroughs, which included Richmond and Windsor. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. It was abolished in 1859 and the district was divided between Central Cumberland, Windsor, Nepean and St Leonards.Members for Cumberland (North Riding)
| Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period |
| John Darvall | - | 1856–1857 | James Pye | - | 1856–1857 |
| Thomas Smith | - | 1857–1859 | Henry Parkes | - | 1858–1858 |
| Thomas Smith | - | 1857–1859 | John Plunkett | - | 1858–1859 |
Election results
1856
resigned in June 1856 on being appointed Solicitor General in the Donaldson ministry.resigned in October 1856 on being appointed Solicitor General in the Parker ministry.resigned in November 1857.1858
1858 by-election
resigned due to financial difficulties with his newspaper The Empire.
