Electoral district of Goldfields North
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Goldfields North was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of New South Wales
from 1859 to 1880, including the goldfields within several northern electorates. 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. This meant that voters could vote tactically, if they felt 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.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts
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of the Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
in the Australia
Australia
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n state of New South Wales
New South Wales
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from 1859 to 1880, including the goldfields within several northern electorates. 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. This meant that voters could vote tactically, if they felt 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.
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 | |