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Electoral district of New England and Macleay 
Summary
New England and Macleay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the Northern Tablelands region of New England and part of the Mid North Coast region, including the area to the north of the Macleay River. but excluding the area south of the Macleay River which was included in the Counties of Gloucester and Macquarie. To the north was the electorate of Clarence and Darling Downs and to the west the electorate of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir. It elected two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. It was partly replaced by New England.[1]
Members for New England and Macleay edit
| Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hargrave [2] | None | 1856–1857 | Thomas Rusden [3] | None | 1856–1857 | ||
| William Taylor [4] | None | 1858–1859 | Abram Moriarty [5] | None | 1858–1858 | ||
| James Hart [6] | None | 1858–1859 | |||||
Election results edit
1856 edit
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Rusden (elected 1) | 181 | 46.9 | |
| Richard Hargrave (elected 2) | 162 | 42.0 | |
| John Dickson | 43 | 11.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 386 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 193 | 41.87 | |
1858 edit
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abram Moriarty (elected 1) | 179 | 42.4 | |
| William Taylor (elected 2) | 136 | 32.2 | |
| Thomas Rusden (defeated) | 107 | 25.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 422 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 422 | 35.52 | |
1858 by-election edit
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Hart (elected) | show of hands | ||
| Thomas Rusden | |||
| John Williams | |||
References edit
- ^ "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Richard Hargrave (1817-1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Thomas George Rusden (1817-1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Tydd Taylor (1814-1862)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Abram Orpen Moriarty (1830-1918)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr James Hart (1825-1873)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1856 New England and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1858 New England and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Petition from Thomas George Rusden". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Nomination and election for New England and MacLeay". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser. 4 December 1858. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1858 New England and Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 February 2021.