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

	Party	Period		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
William Taylor ^[4]	None	1858–1859	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.^[9]

1858 by-election

**1858 New England and Macleay by-election**
Friday 26 November ^[10]^[11]
Candidate		Votes	%
James Hart (elected)		show of hands
Thomas Rusden
John Williams

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Abram Moriarty.^[11] Neither candidate called for a poll.^[10]

References

^ An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ "Mr Richard Hargrave (1817-1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Mr Thomas George Rusden (1817-1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Mr William Tydd Taylor (1814-1862)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Mr Abram Orpen Moriarty (1830-1918)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Mr James Hart (1825-1873)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1856 New England and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
^ Green, Antony. "1858 New England and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^ "Petition from Thomas George Rusden". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2021 – via Trove.
^ ^a ^b "Nomination and election for New England and MacLeay". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser. 4 December 1858. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2021 – via Trove.
^ ^a ^b Green, Antony. "1858 New England and Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

[1858Act-1] An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[Richard_Hargrave_NSW_Parl-2] "Mr Richard Hargrave (1817-1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[Thomas_Rusden_NSW_Parl-3] "Mr Thomas George Rusden (1817-1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[William_Tydd_Taylor_NSW_Parl-4] "Mr William Tydd Taylor (1814-1862)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[Abram_Moriarty_NSW_Parl-5] "Mr Abram Orpen Moriarty (1830-1918)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[James_Hart_NSW_Parl-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] "Petition from Thomas George Rusden". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2021 – via Trove.

[1858_New_England_and_Macleay_colonial_by-election_Nominations-10] "Nomination and election for New England and MacLeay". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser. 4 December 1858. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2021 – via Trove.

[1858_New_England_and_Macleay_colonial_by-election_Green-11] Green, Antony. "1858 New England and Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

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