Election results for New England, New South Wales, Australia
New England, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894.[1][2][3]
Single-member (1859–1880) |
Election | Member | Party |
1859 | | James Hart | None |
1860 | | George Markham | None |
1862 by | | Robert Forster | None |
1864 | | Theophilus Cooper | None |
1869 | | Charles Weaver | None |
1871 by | | Samuel Terry | None |
1874 |
1877 |
Two members (1880–1891) |
Election | Member | Party | Member | Party |
1880 | | Henry Copeland | None | | William Proctor | None |
1882 | | James Farnell | None |
1885 | | James Inglis | None |
1887 by |
1887 | | Free Trade | | Henry Copeland | Protectionist |
1889 |
Three members (1891–1894) |
Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party |
1891 | | James Inglis | Free Trade | | Henry Copeland | Protectionist | | Edmund Lonsdale | Free Trade |
Election results
Elections in the 1890s
1891
Elections in the 1880s
1889
1887
1887 by-election
1887 New England by-election
Monday 10 January [7] Candidate | Votes | % |
William Proctor (re-elected) | 673 | 45.7 |
Charles Givney | 484 | 32.8 |
William Cleghorn | 317 | 21.5 |
Total formal votes | 1,474 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 1,474 | 37.7 |
William Proctor resigned because he was found to have an interest in a government contract.
[8] 1885
1882
1880
1880 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Thursday 2 December [11] Candidate | Votes | % |
William Proctor (elected 1) | 962 | 35.8 |
Henry Copeland (re-elected 2) | 909 | 33.9 |
Jeremiah O'Connell | 814 | 30.3 |
Total formal votes | 2,685 | 99.2 |
Informal votes | 23 | 0.9 |
Turnout | 1,779 | 51.9 |
| (1 new seat) |
The sitting member Samuel Terry successfully contested
Mudgee. Henry Copeland was the member for the abolished seat of
Goldfields North.
Elections in the 1870s
1877
1874
1872
1871 by-election
1871 New England by-election
Monday 28 August [15] Candidate | Votes | % |
Samuel Terry (elected) | 578 | 54.0 |
Robert Abbott | 492 | 46.0 |
Total formal votes | 1,070 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 |
Turnout | 1,070 | 40.4 |
Charles Weaver resigned.
[15] Elections in the 1860s
1869
1864
1862 by-election
1862 New England by-election
Saturday 28 June [18] Candidate | Votes | % |
Robert Forster (elected) | 353 | 46.7 |
Thomas Rusden | 313 | 41.5 |
Alfred Hayles | 56 | 7.4 |
James Husband | 33 | 4.4 |
Total formal votes | 755 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 755 | 47.1 |
George Markham resigned.
[18] 1860
Elections in the 1850s
1859
Four people were charged with impersonating electors and a petition was lodged against the election.[21] The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count.[22]
Notes
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1889 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1887 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1887 New England by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "The New England electorate: Mr Proctor's address". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1877 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1874-5 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1872 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1871 New England by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1869-70 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1864-5 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1862 New England by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1860 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1859 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Petition against the return of James Hart". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 191. 23 September 1859. p. 2099. Retrieved 25 February 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Election petition Perry v Hart". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 December 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2021 – via Trove.
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