Electoral district of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir

Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1856 and covering what is now known as the North West Slopes region, 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.^[1]

Members for Liverpool Plains and Gwydir

Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Gideon Lang [2]	None	1856–1857		Francis Rusden [3]	None	1856–1857
	Richard Jenkins [4]	None	1858–1859		Edward Lloyd [5]	None	1858–1859

Election results

1856

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Liverpool Plains and Gwydir.[edit]

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Liverpool Plains and Gwydir ^[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
Gideon Lang (elected 1)		152	45.9
Francis Rusden (elected 2)		108	32.6
Augustus Morris		71	21.5
Total formal votes		331	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		184	33.3

Polling was conducted on 16 April 1856. Morris had represented Pastoral Districts of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir in the old Legislative Council.

1858

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Liverpool Plains and Gwydir.[edit]

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Liverpool Plains and Gwydir
10 February ^[7]

Candidate		Votes	%
Edward Lloyd (elected 1)		242	47.9
Richard Jenkins (elected 2)		228	45.2
W G Pennington		35	6.9
Total formal votes		505	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		505	41.7

The sitting members Gideon Lang and Francis Rusden did not contest the election.

References

1. An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
2. "Mr Gideon Scott Lang (1819-1880)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. "Mr Francis Rusden (1811-1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
4. "Dr Richard Lewis Jenkins (1815-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
5. "Mr Edward Henry Lloyd (1825-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
6. Green, Antony. "1856 Liverpool Plains and Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
7. Green, Antony. "1858 Liverpool Plains and Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.