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Maitland, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1904 returning a single member. Between 1920 and 1927 it returned three member. It has returned a single member from 1927 to the present.
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The 1872 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. 12 districts were uncontested.
The 1859 New South Wales colonial election was for 80 members representing 67 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 9 multi-member districts returning 22 members and 58 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 15 districts were uncontested.
Liverpool Plains, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had three incarnations, from 1859 to 1880, from 1904 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1962.
Northumberland, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1913.
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- 1 2 "Mr Benjamin Lee (1825-1917)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ↑ "Writ of election: West Maitland". New South Wales Government Gazette (179). 22 July 1874. p. 2251. Retrieved 23 February 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1874 West Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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