Electoral district of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir
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Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of New South Wales
, created in 1856 and including the Liverpool Plains (which includes Quirindi
and Gunnedah
) and the extensive pastoral
district around the Gwydir River
in the northwest of the state. It elected two members simultaneously.
In 1859, Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was divided into Liverpool Plains
and Gwydir
.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina...
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
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, created in 1856 and including the Liverpool Plains (which includes Quirindi
Quirindi, New South Wales
Quirindi is a small town on the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, in Liverpool Plains Shire Local Government Area ....
and Gunnedah
Gunnedah, New South Wales
Gunnedah is a town and Local government area in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. 7,542 people lived in the town of Gunnedah in 2006, including 931 indigenous people ....
) and the extensive pastoral
Pastoralism
Pastoralism or pastoral farming is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. It is animal husbandry: the care, tending and use of animals such as camels, goats, cattle, yaks, llamas, and sheep. It may have a mobile aspect, moving the herds in search of fresh pasture and...
district around the Gwydir River
Gwydir River
The Gwydir River is a large inland river in the northern part of the Australian state of New South Wales which is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. The river has two main tributaries—the Horton River and the Rocky River...
in the northwest of the state. It elected two members simultaneously.
In 1859, Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was divided into Liverpool Plains
Electoral district of Liverpool Plains
Liverpool Plains was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and including the Liverpool Plains and the extensive pastoral district around the Gwydir River in the northwest of the state. It was created when the seat of...
and Gwydir
Electoral district of Gwydir
Gwydir was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859, when Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was divided, and named after and including the Gwydir River. In 1894 it was abolished and largely replaced by Moree and Barwon...
.
Members for Liverpool Plains and Gwydir
| Member | Party | Term | Gideon Lang Gideon Lang Gideon Scott Lang was a Scottish born Australian pastoralist who was a key figure in the pioneer settlement of Victoria, the Riverina and the Darling Downs regions.... | None | 1856–1857 | Francis Rusden Francis Rusden Francis Rusden was an Australian politician and pastoralist. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1857 and again between 1860 and 1864.-Early life:... |
None | 1856–1857 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jenkins | None | 1858–1859 | Edward Lloyd | None | 1858–1859 | |||||