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)
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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Inglis (re-elected 1) 1,731 19.5
Protectionist Henry Copeland (re-elected 2) 1,563 17.6
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale (elected 3) 1,544 17.4
Protectionist Charles Wilson 1,399 15.7
Free Trade George Meallin 1,353 15.2
Protectionist William Proctor 1,311 14.7
Total formal votes 8,901 99.5
Informal votes 42 0.5
Turnout 3,247 60.8
  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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Henry Copeland (elected 1) 1,396 34.9
Free Trade James Inglis (elected 2) 1,099 27.4
Protectionist William Proctor 1,052 26.3
Protectionist Charles Givney 459 11.5
Total formal votes 4,006 99.2
Informal votes 31 0.8
Turnout 3,064 73.6
  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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Inglis (re-elected 1) 1,371 46.1
Protectionist Henry Copeland (re-elected 2) 999 33.6
Protectionist Charles Givney 603 20.3
Total formal votes 2,973 99.0
Informal votes 31 1.0
Turnout 2,108 53.9

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]
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

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]
Candidate Votes %
James Inglis (elected 1) 1,233 35.6
William Proctor (re-elected 2) 1,191 34.4
William Drew 580 16.7
William Dowel 285 8.2
Charles Givney 177 5.1
Total formal votes 3,466 98.8
Informal votes 41 1.2
Turnout 2,024 55.7
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]
Candidate Votes %
William Proctor (re-elected 1) 980 33.8
James Farnell (elected 2) 968 33.4
Jeremiah O'Connell 951 32.8
Total formal votes 2,899 99.2
Informal votes 24 0.8
Turnout 1,931 49.2
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]
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

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]
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Terry (re-elected) 736 58.6
Robert Forster (defeated) 521 41.5
Total formal votes 1,257 96.8
Informal votes 42 3.2
Turnout 1,299 49.2

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]
Candidate Votes %
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]
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Terry (re-elected) 1,098 84.3
William Windeyer 205 15.7
Total formal votes 1,303 98.6
Informal votes 19 1.4
Turnout 1,322 49.9

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]
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

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]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Weaver (elected) 759 59.2
Robert Forster 520 40.6
Alexander Black 3 0.2
Total formal votes 1,282 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,319 58.7

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]
Candidate Votes %
Theophilus Cooper (elected) 559 53.7
Robert Forster (defeated) 482 46.3
Total formal votes 1,041 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,041 60.8

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]
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

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]
Candidate Votes %
George Markham (elected) 475 60.7
Thomas Rusden 304 38.9
John Eames 2 0.3
James Hart 1 0.1
Total formal votes 782 98.5
Informal votes 12 1.5
Turnout 794 53.7

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]
Candidate Votes %
James Hart (re-elected) 313 49.8
Thomas Rusden 311 49.5
James Eames 4 0.6
Total formal votes 628 99.8
Informal votes 2 0.2
Turnout 630 56.0

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]
Candidate Votes %
James Hart (re-elected) 310 50.1
Thomas Rusden 307 49.6
John Eames 2 0.3
Total formal votes 619 99.6
Informal votes 5 0.4
Turnout 624 55.5

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ 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.
    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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