Goldfields North was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1880, including the goldfields within several northern electorates.[1][2][3] Rolls were not kept for goldfields seats, voters being able to establish their right to vote by presenting either a mining licence or business licence in a proclaimed gold field that had been held for at least six months. Voters could also appear on the roll for general districts, but were prevented from voting in both their resident general district and the overlaying goldfields district.[4] This meant that voters could vote tactically, if their candidate was unopposed—as James Hoskins was in the 1860 election—or their preferred candidate was assured of election, they could vote in the other electorate.[5]

Members for Goldfields North

Member Party Period
  James Hoskins None 1859–1863
  James Buchanan None 1863–1864
  George Pickering None 1865–1868
  James Hoskins None 1868–1869
  Robert Wisdom None 1870–1870
  Robert Forster None 1870–1872
  James Rodd None 1872–1874
  Robert Forster None 1875–1877
  Henry Copeland None 1877–1880

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Goldfields North
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields North
Monday 12 November [6]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Copeland (elected) unopposed  

References

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN 978-0-9752354-2-3.
  5. ^ Caldwell, John (1958). New England Politics 1856–1865. Unpublished BA thesis.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.


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