Electoral district of Goldfields North

Goldfields North was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1880, including the goldfields within several northern electorates.^[1]^[2]^[3] 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.^[4] This meant that voters could vote tactically, if 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.^[5]

Members for Goldfields North[edit]

	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

Election results[edit]

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields North
Monday 12 November ^[6]
Candidate		Votes	%
Henry Copeland (elected)		unopposed

References[edit]

^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN 978-0-9752354-2-3.
^ Caldwell, John (1958). New England Politics 1856–1865. Unpublished BA thesis.
^ Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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[1] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[2] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[Green_Goldfields_North-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

[4] Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN 978-0-9752354-2-3.

[5] Caldwell, John (1958). New England Politics 1856–1865. Unpublished BA thesis.

[Results_of_the_1877_New_South_Wales_colonial_election_Green_1877_Goldfields_North-6] Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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