Electoral results for the district of New England

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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]

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Single-member (1859–1880)
ElectionMemberParty
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)
ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
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)
ElectionMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
1891   James Inglis Free Trade   Henry Copeland Protectionist   Edmund Lonsdale Free Trade

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Thursday 25 June  [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Inglis (re-elected 1)1,73119.5
Protectionist Henry Copeland (re-elected 2)1,56317.6
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale (elected 3)1,54417.4
Protectionist Charles Wilson 1,39915.7
Free Trade George Meallin1,35315.2
Protectionist William Proctor 1,31114.7
Total formal votes8,90199.5
Informal votes420.5
Turnout 3,24760.8
  Free Trade hold 1, win 1(1 new seat)
  Protectionist hold 1

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Monday 4 February  [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Henry Copeland (elected 1)1,39634.9
Free Trade James Inglis (elected 2)1,09927.4
Protectionist William Proctor 1,05226.3
Protectionist Charles Givney45911.5
Total formal votes4,00699.2
Informal votes310.8
Turnout 3,06473.6
  Protectionist hold 1 
  Free Trade hold 1 

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Thursday 10 February  [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Inglis (re-elected 1)1,37146.1
Protectionist Henry Copeland (re-elected 2)99933.6
Protectionist Charles Givney60320.3
Total formal votes2,97399.0
Informal votes311.0
Turnout 2,10853.9

1887 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1887 New England colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1887 New England by-election
Monday 10 January  [7]
CandidateVotes%
William Proctor (re-elected)67345.7
Charles Givney48432.8
William Cleghorn31721.5
Total formal votes1,474100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,47437.7
William Proctor resigned because he was found to have an interest in a government contract. [8]

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Saturday 31 October  [9]
CandidateVotes%
James Inglis (elected 1)1,23335.6
William Proctor (re-elected 2)1,19134.4
William Drew58016.7
William Dowel 2858.2
Charles Givney1775.1
Total formal votes3,46698.8
Informal votes411.2
Turnout 2,02455.7
The sitting member James Farnell was appointed to the Legislative Council and did not contest the election.

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Saturday 16 December  [10]
CandidateVotes%
William Proctor (re-elected 1)98033.8
James Farnell (elected 2)96833.4
Jeremiah O'Connell95132.8
Total formal votes2,89999.2
Informal votes240.8
Turnout 1,93149.2
The sitting member Henry Copeland successfully contested Newtown. James Farnell was a sitting member for St Leonards and had already unsuccessfully contested Parramatta.

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Thursday 2 December  [11]
CandidateVotes%
William Proctor (elected 1)96235.8
Henry Copeland (re-elected 2)90933.9
Jeremiah O'Connell81430.3
Total formal votes2,68599.2
Informal votes230.9
Turnout 1,77951.9
 (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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Saturday 3 November  [12]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Terry (re-elected)73658.6
Robert Forster (defeated)52141.5
Total formal votes1,25796.8
Informal votes423.2
Turnout 1,29949.2

1874

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Thursday 7 January 1875  [13]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Terry (re-elected)unopposed

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Friday 8 March  [14]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Terry (re-elected)1,09884.3
William Windeyer 20515.7
Total formal votes1,30398.6
Informal votes191.4
Turnout 1,32249.9

1871 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1871 New England colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1871 New England by-election
Monday 28 August  [15]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Terry (elected)57854.0
Robert Abbott 49246.0
Total formal votes1,070100.0
Informal votes00.00
Turnout 1,07040.4
Charles Weaver resigned. [15]

Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Thursday 23 December 1869  [16]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Weaver (elected)75959.2
Robert Forster 52040.6
Alexander Black30.2
Total formal votes1,282100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,31958.7

1864

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Saturday 24 December 1864  [17]
CandidateVotes%
Theophilus Cooper (elected)55953.7
Robert Forster (defeated)48246.3
Total formal votes1,041100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,04160.8

1862 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1862 New England colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1862 New England by-election
Saturday 28 June  [18]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Forster (elected)35346.7
Thomas Rusden 31341.5
Alfred Hayles567.4
James Husband334.4
Total formal votes755100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 75547.1
George Markham resigned. [18]

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Monday 24 December  [19]
CandidateVotes%
George Markham (elected)47560.7
Thomas Rusden 30438.9
John Eames20.3
James Hart 10.1
Total formal votes78298.5
Informal votes121.5
Turnout 79453.7

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § New England.[ edit ]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Thursday 30 June  [20]
CandidateVotes%
James Hart (re-elected)31349.8
Thomas Rusden 31149.5
James Eames40.6
Total formal votes62899.8
Informal votes20.2
Turnout 63056.0

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]

1859 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Re-count  [20] [22]
CandidateVotes%
James Hart (re-elected)31050.1
Thomas Rusden 30749.6
John Eames20.3
Total formal votes61999.6
Informal votes50.4
Turnout 62455.5

Notes

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    References

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    2. ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 October 2020.
    3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
    4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 April 2020.
    5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2020.
    6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2020.
    7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 New England by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    8. ↑ "The New England electorate: Mr Proctor's address". The Sydney Morning Herald . 5 January 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 12 May 2021– via Trove.
    9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
    10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020.
    11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020.
    12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1877 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 April 2020.
    13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1874-5 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020.
    14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1872 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
    15. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1871 New England by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
    16. ↑ Green, Antony. "1869-70 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
    17. ↑ Green, Antony. "1864-5 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
    18. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1862 New England by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
    19. ↑ Green, Antony. "1860 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
    20. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1859 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
    21. ↑ "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.
    22. 1 2 "Election petition Perry v Hart". The Sydney Morning Herald . 22 December 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.
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