Morpeth was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and partly replacing Northumberland Boroughs and including Morpeth. It was abolished in 1894,[1][2][3] and divided between Gloucester, Durham and East Maitland.[4]

Members for Morpeth

Member Party Period
  Edward Close None 1859–1860
  Samuel Cohen None 1860–1860
  David Buchanan None 1860–1862
  Edward Close None 1862–1864
  James Campbell None 1864–1874
  Robert Wisdom None 1874–1887
  John Bowes Protectionist 1887–1889
  Myles McRae Protectionist 1889–1891
  John Bowes Protectionist 1891–1894

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Morpeth
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Wednesday 17 June [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Bowes (elected) 509 53.6
Free Trade William Arnold 357 37.6
Protectionist John Courtney 50 5.3
Free Trade Malcolm Martin 33 3.5
Total formal votes 949 98.4
Informal votes 15 1.6
Turnout 964 75.4
Protectionist hold  

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Morpeth 1859-1894". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6583. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.


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