Electoral district of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir

Last updated April 13, 2025

Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1856 and covering what is now known as the North West Slopes region, including the Liverpool Plains (which includes Quirindi and Gunnedah) and the extensive pastoral district around the Gwydir River in the northwest of the state. It elected two members simultaneously.

Members for Liverpool Plains and Gwydir

Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Gideon Lang ^[2]	None	1856–1857		Francis Rusden ^[3]	None	1856–1857
	Richard Jenkins ^[4]	None	1858–1859		Edward Lloyd ^[5]	None	1858–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Liverpool Plains and Gwydir ^[6]
Candidate	Votes	%
Gideon Lang (elected 1)	152	45.9
Francis Rusden (elected 2)	108	32.6
Augustus Morris	71	21.5
Total formal votes	331	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	184	33.3

Polling was conducted on 16 April 1856. Morris had represented Pastoral Districts of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir in the old Legislative Council.

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Liverpool Plains and Gwydir
10 February ^[7]
Candidate	Votes	%
Edward Lloyd (elected 1)	242	47.9
Richard Jenkins (elected 2)	228	45.2
W G Pennington	35	6.9
Total formal votes	505	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	505	41.7

The sitting members Gideon Lang and Francis Rusden did not contest the election.

References

↑ An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
↑ "Mr Gideon Scott Lang (1819-1880)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 June 2019.
↑ "Mr Francis Rusden (1811-1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
↑ "Dr Richard Lewis Jenkins (1815-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
↑ "Mr Edward Henry Lloyd (1825-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
↑ Green, Antony. "1856 Liverpool Plains and Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
↑ Green, Antony. "1858 Liverpool Plains and Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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[1858Act-1] An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[Gideon_Lang_NSW_parl-2] "Mr Gideon Scott Lang (1819-1880)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[Francis_Rusden_NSW_parl-3] "Mr Francis Rusden (1811-1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[Richard_Jenkins_NSW_parl-4] "Dr Richard Lewis Jenkins (1815-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[Edward_Lloyd_NSW_parl-5] "Mr Edward Henry Lloyd (1825-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[6] Green, Antony. "1856 Liverpool Plains and Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.

[7] Green, Antony. "1858 Liverpool Plains and Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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