Electoral district of New England and Macleay
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New England and Macleay was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of New South Wales
from 1856 to 1859, in the New England
and the Mid North Coast regions, including the Macleay River
. It elected two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. It was partly replaced by New England
.
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...
from 1856 to 1859, in the New England
New England (Australia)
New England or New England North West is the name given to a generally undefined region about 60 kilometres inland, that includes the Northern Tablelands and the North West Slopes regions in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia.-History:The region has been occupied by Indigenous...
and the Mid North Coast regions, including the Macleay River
Macleay River
The Macleay River is a major river on the Mid North Coast , Australia.The headwaters of the Macleay River rise as the Gara River on the eastern side of the Northern Tablelands near Armidale and Walcha, New South Wales. From here the Chandler River, Styx River and Apsley Rivers are important...
. It elected two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. It was partly replaced by New England
Electoral district of New England
New England was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859 in the New England region, partly replacing New England and Macleay. It elected two members from 1880 to 1891 and three members from 1891 to 1894...
.
Members for New England and Macleay
| Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hargrave Richard Hargrave Richard Hargrave was a former Australian politician and a pastoralist.Hargrave was born to Joshua Hargrave and Sarah Hargrave on 1 February 1817 at Greenwich, England. His father was a hardware merchant.... |
None | 1856—1857 | Thomas Rusden Thomas Rusden Thomas Rusden was an Australian politician and pastoralist. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1855 and 1856 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857.... |
None | 1856—1857 | ||
| William Taylor | None | 1858—1859 | Abram Moriarty | None | 1858—1858 | ||
| James Hart | None | 1858—1859 | |||||