Electoral district of New England and Macleay

New England and Macleay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the Northern Tablelands region of New England and part of the Mid North Coast region, including the area to the north of the Macleay River. but excluding the area south of the Macleay River which was included in the Counties of Gloucester and Macquarie. To the north was the electorate of Clarence and Darling Downs and to the west the electorate of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir. It elected two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. It was partly replaced by New England.[1]

Members for New England and Macleay

Member		Party	Period	Member		Party	Period
	Richard Hargrave [2]	None	1856–1857		Thomas Rusden [3]	None	1856–1857
	William Taylor [4]	None	1858–1859		Abram Moriarty [5]	None	1858–1858
					James Hart [6]	None	1858–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: New England and Macleay [7]

Candidate		Votes	%
Thomas Rusden (elected 1)		181	46.9
Richard Hargrave (elected 2)		162	42.0
John Dickson		43	11.1
Total formal votes		386	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		193	41.87

Polling was conducted on 17 April 1856. Rusden had represented Pastoral Districts of New England and Macleay in the old Legislative Council.

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: New England and Macleay
11 February [8]

Candidate		Votes	%
Abram Moriarty (elected 1)		179	42.4
William Taylor (elected 2)		136	32.2
Thomas Rusden (defeated)		107	25.4
Total formal votes		422	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		422	35.52

The former member Thomas Rusden unsuccessfully petitioned against the election of Moriaty.

1858 by-election

Abram Moriarty resigned in October 1858.

New England and Macleay by-election
14 December 1858 [9]

Candidate		Votes	%
James Hart		unopposed

References

1. "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
2. "Mr Richard Hargrave (1817-1905)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
3. "Mr Thomas George Rusden (1817-1882)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
4. "Mr William Tydd Taylor (1814-1862)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
5. "Mr Abram Orpen Moriarty (1830-1918)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
6. "Mr James Hart (1825-1873)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
7. Green, Antony. "1856 New England and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
8. Green, Antony. "1858 New England and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
9. Green, Antony. "By-election results for New England and McLeay, 1858". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.